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HB 935 Criminal cases; admissibility of prior inconsistent statements.

Introduced by: C. Todd Gilbert | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Admissibility of prior inconsistent statements in a criminal case. Provides that in all criminal cases, evidence of a statement made by a witness is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the statement is inconsistent with his testimony at the hearing or trial, the witness is subject to cross-examination concerning the statement, and the statement (i) was made under oath and describes or explains an event or condition of which the witness had personal knowledge and (ii) is proved to have been written or signed by the witness, the witness acknowledged under oath the making of the statement, or the statement is proved to have been accurately recorded.


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