Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, a prior inconsistent statement of any witness testifying in the trial of a criminal offense shall be received as substantive evidence, and the party offering the prior inconsistent statement may argue the truth of such statement.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.074
Prior inconsistent statement may be admissible in criminal cases as..
Known as the Child Victim Witness Protection Law
The act spans §§ 491–491 (67 sections).
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Jon Keith Smith v. Michael Groose Missouri Attorney General (2000)
Most recently applied in Anthony McReynolds v. Mike Kemna (March 2000)
Effective: 28 Aug 2000; (L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al., A.L. 2000 S.B. 757 & 602)
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Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.