Rules of Evidence

Mock Trial Rules of Evidence

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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 fac

Rule 401. Test for Relevant Evidence

The court may exclude relevant evidence if its probative value is substantially outweighed by a danger of one or more of the following: unfa

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

A defendant may offer evidence of the defendant’s pertinent trait, and if the evidence isadmitted, the prosecutor may offer evidence to reb

Rule 404. Character Evidence (a)(2)(A)

Evidence of a crime, wrong, or other act is not admissible to prove a person’s character in order to show that on a particular occasion the

Rule 404. (b)(1) Character Evidence: Prohibited Uses

proving motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, absence of mistake, or lack of accident.

Rule 404. (b)(2) Character Evidence: Permitted Uses

When a person’s character is an essential element of a charge or defense, the character or trait may also be proved by relevant instances

Rule 405. (b) Character Trait by Specific Instances of Conduct

When evidence of a person’s character is admissible, it may be proved by testimony in the form of an opinion

Rule 405. Proving Character (a) By Opinion