Test for relevant evidence
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SD Code › Title 19 › Chapter 19 › Section 19-19-401
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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.
Source: SL 1979, ch 358 (Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 401); SDCL § 19-12-1 ; SL 2016, ch 239 (Supreme Court Rule 15-24 ), eff. Jan. 1, 2016.
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