# Previous Testimony

**IRI:** https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/R9x02eEp8VVDan2OUz2H05r

## Labels

**Preferred Label:** Prior Under-Oath Statements

**Alternative Labels:**

- Prior Sworn Statements

## Definition

Prior Under-Oath Statements are statements made by a witness under oath in a previous legal proceeding or deposition that are admissible as non-hearsay evidence in a current trial or hearing. These statements are considered reliable because they were made under the penalty of perjury and subject to cross-examination at the time they were originally given.

## Sub Class Of

- https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/R82DCY9wpy8RlxYrwn0NIya
- https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/Rxtm6yCTUcImGngCzkPcx0

## See Also

- https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/R9lGDb8R7BEFaHDwz4Qe1vB
- https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/RDKBHehSWDsJ1u1ZjfM2lob

**Deprecated:** False

**Source:** Fed. R. Evid. 804(b)(1)