Relevancy and Admissibility

Question 1

Relevance

Answer 1

Evidence must be relevant in order to be admissible. Evidence is relevant if it is both
1. Probative: has any tendency to make a fact more or less probable than it would be without the evidence.
2. Material: a fact of consequence in determining the outcome of the action.

Question 2

Legal Relevance

Answer 2

All relevent evidence is admissible unless a statute or rule says otherwise, or the probative value is substantially outweighed by one or more of the following:
1. unfair prejudice
2. confusing the issues
3. misleading the jury
4. undue delay
5. wasting time
6. needlessly presenting cumulative evidence