2016 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 19 - EVIDENCE
Chapter 19 - South Dakota Rules of Evidence
§ 19-19-403 Excluding relevant evidence for prejudice, confusion, waste of time, or other reasons.
19-19-403. Excluding relevant evidence for prejudice, confusion, waste of time, or other reasons. The court may exclude relevant evidence if its probative value is substantially outweighed by a danger of one or more of the following: unfair prejudice, confusing the issues, misleading the jury, undue delay, wasting time, or needlessly presenting cumulative evidence.
Source: SL 1979, ch 358 (Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 403); SDCL ยง 19-12-3; SL 2016, ch 239 (Supreme Court Rule 15-25), eff. Jan. 1, 2016.
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