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A prior inconsistent statement is exempt from the federal hearsay rule pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 801(d)(1)(A) or by a comparable State rule only if the prior statement is in fact inconsistent with the declarant's testimony at the trial or with some other statement of the declarant that is admitted into evidence pursuant to some hearsay exemption or exception.

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Contributed in 2009 & last edited in 2009 by Peter Tillers
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