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Under some circumstances untruthfulness is admissible to impeach a witness.
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The hearsay exception for prior testimony applies only if testimony was in fact previously given. United States v. Hunt, 521 F.3d 636, 643 (6th Cir. 2008) (upholding trial court's refusal to admit the statements from an affidavit under Rule 804(b)(1) because (1) "[defendant] has not demonstrated that the....
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The hearsay exception for prior testimony applies only if testimony was in fact previously given.