Can a witness testify as to his prior conversation?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Amado v. Gonzalez, 758 F.3d 1119 (9th Cir. 2014):
2. California law allows prior inconsistent statements of a witness to be admitted into evidence, even if not made under oath. See, e.g., People v. Ledesma, 39 Cal.4th 641, 47 Cal.Rptr.3d 326, 140 P.3d 657, 710 (2006) (affirming the trial court's decision to allow a police officer to testify as to his prior conversation with a witness after that witness testified that he could not remember the conversation).
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