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Evidence is anything that tends to prove or disprove a material or relevant fact alleged in a lawsuit or other legal proceeding. Witness testimony, documents, contracts, email messages, photographs, medical bills, video images, and voice recordings are common pieces of evidence.

In Idaho, as in other states, evidence is crucial in legal proceedings to establish the truth of disputed facts. The Idaho Rules of Evidence govern the admissibility and use of evidence in both civil and criminal cases. These rules determine what evidence is relevant, meaning it has any tendency to make a fact more or less probable than it would be without the evidence, and material, meaning it is of consequence in determining the action. Common forms of evidence include witness testimony, documents, contracts, email messages, photographs, medical bills, video recordings, and voice recordings. The admissibility of such evidence is subject to the discretion of the court, and it must conform to the rules regarding hearsay, privilege, authentication, and the best evidence rule, among others. The goal is to ensure that the evidence presented is both reliable and pertinent to the issues at hand in the legal proceeding.

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