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These Rules state the law of evidence in Virginia. They are adopted to implement established principles under the common law and not to change any established case law rendered prior to the adoption of the Rules.
Relevant evidence may be excluded if: (a) the probative value of the evidence is substantially outweighed by (i) the danger of unfair prejudice, or (ii) its likelihood of confusing or misleading the trier of fact; or (b) the evidence is needlessly cumulative.
9 kwi 2015 · The Virginia and Federal Rules of Evidence: A Concise Comparison with Commentary, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, 2015, William & Mary Law School Research Paper No. 09-308, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2591371. Download This Paper. Open PDF in Browser.
VIRGINIA RULES OF EVIDENCE ARTICLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS Rule 2:103. Objections and Proffers. (a) Admission or exclusion of evidence. Error may not be predicated upon admission or exclusion of evidence, unless: (1) As to evidence admitted, a contemporaneous objection is stated with reasonable certainty
Article X Best Evidence. Rule 2:1001. Definitions; Rule 2:1002. Requirement of Production of Original; Rule 2:1003. Use of Substitute Checks (derived From Code Section 8.01-391.1(a) and (b)) Rule 2:1004. Admissibility of Other Evidence of Contents; Rule 2:1005. Admissibility of Copies (derived From Code Section 8.01-391) Rule 2:1006. Summaries ...
26 wrz 2024 · In any criminal hearing or trial, an affidavit signed by a government official who is competent to testify, deemed to have custody of an official record, or signed by such official's designee, stating that after a diligent search, no record or entry of such record is found to exist among the records in such official's custody, is admissible as ...
Evidence of the following is not admissible on behalf of any party in a civil case – either to prove or disprove the validity or amount of a disputed claim, or to impeach by a prior inconsistent statement or by contradiction: