We are all familiar with the principle that a trial witness may be confronted with a prior inconsistent out-of-court statement on cross examination, which has implications in every trial where the ...

The rules governing impeachment by prior inconsistent statements as set forth in Guide Rule 6.15 are well-settled. Yet errors in their application, or a misunderstanding thereof, do occur, as shown by ...

The landmark 1986 Pennsylvania Supreme Court case, Commonwealth v. Brady, placed Pennsylvania among a minority of states that allowed prior inconsistent statements to be presented as substantive ...

Judge Lewis Kaplan has denied a bid by Sam Bankman-Fried's defense team to let them introduce proof of "inconsistent statements" from former FTX executives – and prosecution witnesses – Gary Wang and ...