Federal Rules of Evidence

Rule 403 — Excluding Relevant Evidence for Prejudice, Confusion, Waste of Time, or Other Reasons

Fed. R. Evid. 403
SourceFederal Rules of Evidence
Rule403
ARTICLE IVRELEVANCE AND ITS LIMITS
CitationFed. R. Evid. 403

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The court may exclude relevant evidence if its probative value is substantially outweighed by a danger of one or more of the fol- lowing: unfair prejudice, confusing the issues, misleading the jury, undue delay, wasting time, or needlessly presenting cumulative evidence.

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Advisory Committee Notes

(As amended Apr. 26, 2011, eff. Dec. 1, 2011.)

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