Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 50, December 14, 2024
Rule 613 - [Effective until 1/1/2025] Witness's Prior Inconsistent Statement to Impeach; Witness's Prior Consistent Statement to Rehabilitate(a)Witness's Prior Inconsistent Statement to Impeach. A witness may be examined concerning a prior inconsistent statement made by the witness to impeach the witness's credibility. The statement need not be shown or its contents disclosed to the witness at that time, but on request, the statement or contents must be shown or disclosed to an adverse party's attorney.(b)Extrinsic Evidence of a Witness's Prior Inconsistent Statement. Unless the interests of justice otherwise require, extrinsic evidence of a witness's prior inconsistent statement is admissible only if, during the examination of the witness,(1) The statement, if written, is shown to, or if not written, its contents are disclosed to, the witness;(2) The witness is given an opportunity to explain or deny the making of the statement; and(3) an adverse party is given an opportunity to question the witness. This paragraph does not apply to an opposing party's statement as defined in Rule 803(25).
(c)Witness's Prior Consistent Statement to Rehabilitate. Evidence of a witness's prior consistent statement is admissible to rehabilitate the witness's credibility if the opposing party is given an opportunity to cross-examine the witness about the statement and the statement is offered to rebut an express or implied charge of:(1) fabrication, bias, improper influence or motive, or faulty memory and the statement was made before that which has been charged existed or arose; or(2) having made a prior inconsistent statement, which the witness has denied or explained, and the consistent statement supports the witness's denial or explanation.The provisions of this Rule 613 amended March 23, 1999, effective immediately, 29 Pa.B. 1712; amended March 10, 2000, effective immediately, 30 Pa.B. 1639; rescinded and replaced January 17, 2013, effective in sixty days, 43 Pa.B. 620; amended March 1, 2017, effective 4/1/2017, 47 Pa.B. 1623.