Opinion ID: 160460
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Heading: Admission of the 911 Tape

Text: 44 Finally, Mr. Allen challenges the district court's admission into evidence of the 911 call made by Lareasha Washington on August 16, 1998. We review the district court's evidentiary rulings for an abuse of discretion. United States v. Jones, 44 F.3d 860, 873 (10th Cir. 1995). The district court found the 911 tape admissible as both a present sense impression and an excited utterance. The statements made by Ms. Washington were made at the time she saw Mr. Allen outside her door, trying to get in, and again upon his return after leaving once. In fact, Mr. Allen left while Ms. Washington was on the phone with the dispatcher. The evidence showed that Ms. Washington was distressed by Mr. Allen's presence at her apartment. The tape was admissible as both a present sense impression and an excited utterance, and its admission was not an abuse of discretion.