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RULE 5-401. DEFINITION OF “RELEVANT EVIDENCE”

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West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Maryland Rules
Title 5. Evidence (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 400. Relevancy and Its Limits
MD Rules, Rule 5-401
RULE 5-401. DEFINITION OF “RELEVANT EVIDENCE”
“Relevant evidence” means evidence having any tendency to make the existence of any fact that is of consequence to the determination of the action more probable or less probable than it would be without the evidence.
Source: This Rule is derived from F.R.Ev. 401.

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[Adopted Dec. 15, 1993, eff. July 1, 1994.]
MD Rules, Rule 5-401, MD R REV Rule 5-401
Current with amendments received through February 1, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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