Is there any case law where prior inconsistent statements can be used to impeach the credibility of a witness?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Carson Harbor Village v. Unocal Corp., 227 F.3d 1196 (9th Cir. 2000):
within the "basic rule of evidence . . . that prior inconsistent statements may be used to impeach the credibility of a witness." United States v. Hale, 422 U.S. 171, 176 (1975). As we have held:
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