Unfair prejudice in United States evidence law may be grounds for excluding relevant

evidence Evidence for a proposition is what supports this proposition. It is usually understood as an indication that the supported proposition is true. What role evidence plays and how it is conceived varies from field to field. In epistemology, evidenc ...

. "Unfair prejudice" as used in Rule 403 is not to be equated with

testimony In law and in religion, testimony is a solemn attestation as to the truth of a matter. Etymology The words "testimony" and "testify" both derive from the Latin word ''testis'', referring to the notion of a disinterested third-party witness. La ...

that is simply adverse to the opposing party. Virtually all evidence is prejudicial or it is not material. The prejudice must be "unfair".''Dollar v. Long Mfg., N.C. Inc.'', 561 F.2d 613, 618 (5th Cir. 1977)

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Committee Notes on Federal Rules of Evidence 403
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