Rule 5-401. Definition of “Relevant Evidence”

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Maryland Rules › Title 5 Evidence › Chapter 400 Relevancy and Its Limits › Md. Rule 5-401

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“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.

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Rule 5-401. Definition of “Relevant Evidence” · Md. Rule 5-401 | Frix