California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Schmaus, 135 Cal.Rptr.2d 521 (Cal. App. 2003):
hearsay rule or the confrontation clause because the statement could be regarded as a prior inconsistent statementan exception to the hearsay rule. (People v. Perez (2000) 82 Cal.App.4th 760; Evid. Code, 1235 [inconsistent statements].)
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