Rule 401. Test for "Relevant Evidence"

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New Hampshire Court Rules › Rules of Evidence › ARTICLE_IV_RELEVANCY_AND_ITS_LIMITS › N.H. R. Ev. 401

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Evidence is relevant if:

(a) it has any tendency to make a fact more or less probable than it would be without the evidence; and

(b) the fact is of consequence in determining the action.

2016 NHRE Update Committee Note

The amendment made by supreme court order dated April 20, 2017, effective July 1, 2017, made stylistic changes to the rule.

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