# M.R.E. 102: Rule 102. Purpose

> Mississippi · Court rules · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MS_MRE_R102

## Section

- **Citation:** M.R.E. 102
- **Heading:** Rule 102. Purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Mississippi
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Mississippi Rules of Court / Mississippi Rules of Evidence / M.R.E. 102

## Text

These rules shall be construed so as to administer every proceeding fairly,
eliminate unjustifiable expense and delay, and promote the development of
evidence law, to the end of ascertaining the truth and securing a just
determination.
Advisory Committee Historical Note

Effective July 1, 2016, the Rule was amended as part of the general
restyling of the Evidence Rules.

Effective June 16, 2016, the “Comment” was retitled “Advisory Committee
Note.”

Advisory Committee Note

The language of Rule 102 has been amended as part of the restyling of the
Evidence Rules to make them more easily understood and to make style and
terminology consistent throughout the rules. These changes are intended to be
stylistic only. There is no intent to change any result in any ruling on evidence
admissibility.

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