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Rule 5-402. Relevant Evidence Generally Admissible; Irrelevant Evidence Inadmissible

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Maryland Rules › Title 5 Evidence › Chapter 400 Relevancy and Its Limits › Md. Rule 5-402

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Except as otherwise provided by constitutions, statutes, or these rules, or by decisional law not inconsistent with these rules, all relevant evidence is admissible. Evidence that is not relevant is not admissible.

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