Is a witness's testimony inconsistent with that of the witness at trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Lewis, D055705, No. SCE283822 (Cal. App. 2010):
A witness's trial testimony may be either expressly or impliedly inconsistent with the witness's prior statements. (People v. Rios (1985) 163 Cal.App.3d 852, 863.) The
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