relevant evidence

relevant evidence
Any matter of fact the effect, tendency, or design of which, when presented to the mind, is to produce a persuasion concerning the existence of some other matter of fact-a persuasion either affirmative or disaffirmative of its existence. Edmonds v State, 163 Neb 323, 79 NW2d 453. Concisely, evidence of one fact rendering the existence of the fact in issue probable or improbable, according to the common course of events. People v Nitzberg, 287 NY 183, 754, 38 NE2d 490, 40 NE2d 40, 138 ALR 1253; Barnett v State, 104 Ohio St 298, 135 NE 647, 27 ALR 351; Masterson v Harris County Houston Ship Dist. (Tex) 15 SW2d 1011. Whatever testimony is offered which will assist in knowing which party speaks the truth of the issue, is relevant, and when to admit it does not override other formal rules of evidence, it ought to be received. Moran v Abbey, 58 Cal 163, 168.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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