Under Rule 613, a prior consistent statement may be used to rehabilitate credibility after impeachment if offered for what purpose?

Under Rule 613, a prior consistent statement may be used to rehabilitate credibility after impeachment if offered for what purpose?

• A. Only if witness is an expert.
• B. Non-collateral purpose.
• C. Collateral purpose.
• D. Only if the prior statement was written.

Answer: (B)

When a witness’s credibility has been challenged, Rule 613 allows a prior consistent statement to be brought in to rehabilitate that credibility, but only if it’s offered for a non-collateral purpose. In other words, the purpose must be to bolster the witness’s honesty or reliability in a way that helps the credibility of their testimony, not to prove the truth of the facts asserted in the prior statement or to prove some collateral matter. This is why the correct answer is that the prior consistent statement may be used for a non-collateral purpose. The other ideas don’t fit because ruling on credibility doesn’t depend on whether the witness is an expert, and the prior consistent statement need not be written to be admissible. Also, using the statement for collateral purposes would not satisfy the required rehabilitative purpose.

When a witness’s credibility has been challenged, Rule 613 allows a prior consistent statement to be brought in to rehabilitate that credibility, but only if it’s offered for a non-collateral purpose. In other words, the purpose must be to bolster the witness’s honesty or reliability in a way that helps the credibility of their testimony, not to prove the truth of the facts asserted in the prior statement or to prove some collateral matter. This is why the correct answer is that the prior consistent statement may be used for a non-collateral purpose.

The other ideas don’t fit because ruling on credibility doesn’t depend on whether the witness is an expert, and the prior consistent statement need not be written to be admissible. Also, using the statement for collateral purposes would not satisfy the required rehabilitative purpose.