Under the 2014 amendment to FRE 801(d)(1)(B)(ii), when may prior consistent statements be admitted substantively?
QUESTION
A witness is impeached by evidence of a prior perjury conviction. The proponent calls a neighbor to testify to the witness's reputation for honesty. What is the status of the neighbor's testimony?
QUESTION
What forms of attack generally open the door to evidence of truthful character?
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ANSWER
Opinion or reputation evidence of untruthfulness, prior convictions, and specific acts of untruthfulness. Prior inconsistent statements may open the door depending on the nature of the attack.