Texas Rules of Evidence, ARTICLE IV. RELEVANCY AND ITS LIMITS Rule 401. DEFINITION OF RELEVANT EVIDENCE 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. Rule 402. RELEVANT EVIDENCE GENERALLY ADMISSIBLE; IRRELEVANT EVIDENCE INADMISSIBLE All relevant evidence is admissible, except as otherwise provided by Constitution, by statute, by these rules, or by other rules prescribed pursuant to statutory authority. Evidence which is not relevant is not admissible. Rule 403. EXCLUSION OF RELEVANT EVIDENCE ON SPECIAL GROUNDS Although relevant, evidence may be excluded if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, or misleading the jury, or by considerations of undue delay, or needless presentation of cumulative evidence.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 14:30:07 +0000
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