Military Rule of Evidence 613 - Prior Inconsistent Statements
The most common type of impeachment in a trial is impeachment through prior inconsistent statements under Military Rule of Evidence 613.
The rules do not require counsel to disclose the prior inconsistent statement to the witness before cross-examining them on the statement.
The foundation is as follows:
- Get the witness to commit to particular testimony from their direct testimony;
- That the witness made a statement at a previous time;
- The witness made a statement at previous place;
- That the statement was made to a particular person;