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801(e)(1)(B), 613(c): Prior Consistent Statements
Rule 801. Definitions That Apply to This Article; Exclusions from Hearsay ...
(e) Statements That Are Not Hearsay. A statement that meets the following conditions is not hearsay:
(1) A Declarant-Witness’s Prior Statement. The declarant testifies and is subject to cross-examination about a prior statement, and the statement:
(B) is consistent with the declarant’s testimony and is offered to rebut an express or implied charge that the declarant recently fabricated it or acted from a recent improper influence or motive in so testifying.
Rule 613. Witness’s Prior Statement and Bias or Interest
(c) Witness’s Prior Consistent Statement. Unless Rule 801(e)(1)(B) provides otherwise, a witness’s prior consistent statement is not admissible if offered solely to enhance the witness’s credibility.
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