Logical Relevance

Question 1

What must evidence be to be admissible?

Answer 1

Evidence must be relevant in order to be admissible.

Question 2

What two factors are needed for evidence to be relevant?

Answer 2

Evidence is relevant if it is both:
1. Probative; AND
2. Material.

Question 3

What is probative evidence?

Answer 3

Evidence is probative if it has any tendency to make a fact more or less probable than it would be without the evidence.

Question 4

What is material evidence?

Answer 4

Evidence is material if it is a fact of consequence in determining the outcome of the action.