What is the stated purpose of these rules?

• A. To preserve all evidence at any cost
• B. To restrict expense and delay
• C. To promote development of evidence law and secure a just determination
• D. To centralize control with the court

Answer: (C)

The rules are shaped to balance growth of the evidence law with fair outcomes in every case. They’re designed to create a framework that can evolve as new issues and types of evidence emerge, while guiding judges and lawyers to focus on what is probative, reliable, and fair. The aim isn’t to hoard or preserve everything at all costs, nor to push costs and delay, nor to concentrate control solely in the court. Rather, they seek to develop the body of evidence law over time and to secure a just determination by ensuring that admissibility decisions promote truth and justice in a principled way.