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Question: Davidson and Smythe were charged with burglary of a warehouse. They were tried separately. At Davidson's trial, Smythe testified that he saw Davidson commit the burglary. While Smythe is still subject to recall as a witness, Davidson calls Smythe's cellmate, Walton, to testify that Smythe said, "I broke into the warehouse alone because Davidson was too drunk to help." This evidence of Smythe's statement is

Choices:
A) admissible as a declaration against penal interest.
B) admissible as a prior inconsistent statement.
C) inadmissible, because it is hearsay not within any exception.
D) inadmissible, because the statement is not clearly corroborated.
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The correct answer is 1: admissible as a prior inconsistent statement..