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Md. Rule 5-402 (2026)

Md. Rule 5-402. Relevant Evidence Generally Admissible; Irrelevant Evidence Inadmissible

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Except as otherwise provided by constitutions, statutes, or these rules, or by decisional law not inconsistent with these rules, all relevant evidence is admissible. Evidence that is not relevant is not admissible.

Source: This Rule is derived from F.R.Ev. 402.

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[Adopted Dec. 15, 1993, eff. July 1, 1994.]