A prior statement is exempt from the federal hearsay rule and is admissible to prove the truth of the matter asserted by the declarant with the prior statement if the prior statement was made under oath in another proceeding and if the prior statement is inconsistent with the declararant's testimony or with the admitted hearsay statement of the declarant.

Contributed in 2008 & last edited in 2009 by Peter Tillers
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