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Rule 5.401. Test for relevant evidence. Evidence is relevant if

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Iowa Court Rules › Rules of Evidence › Chapter 5 - Rules of Evidence › Iowa R. Evid. 5.401

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a. It has any tendency to make a fact more or less probable than it would be without the evidence;

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b. The fact is of consequence in determining the action.

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