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Admissibility

Admissibility. Evidence which the court will permit to be adduced is called admissible evidence. Admissibility is a question of law. Exclusion. Evidence may be excluded because: It is irrelevant. It infringes one of the exclusionary rules.

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Admissibility

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  1. Admissibility • Evidence which the court will permit to be adduced is called admissible evidence. • Admissibility is a question of law.

  2. Exclusion • Evidence may be excluded because: • It is irrelevant. • It infringes one of the exclusionary rules. • Though technically admissible because relevant and not in breach of an exclusionary rule, the trial judge exercises a discretion to exclude it.

  3. Weight • Question of fact for the jury. • Weight = the persuasive value of evidence.

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