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W. Va. R. Evid. 402
General Admissibility of Relevant Evidence
Relevant evidence is admissible unless any of the following provides otherwise:
(a) the United States Constitution;
(b) the West Virginia Constitution;
(c) these rules; or
(d) other rules adopted by the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Irrelevant evidence is not admissible.
History
COMMENT ON RULE 402 Rule 402 adopts the language of the federal rule, with modification to substitute the State of West Virginia sources, to make it more easily understood and to make style and terminology consistent throughout the rules. There is no intent to change any result in any ruling on evidence admissibility.
Provenance
- Source
- courtswv.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
670cf7bfd4afdaa0358247c5165fb82c52295ec6809538f04b55274b13444999
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