§ 352 [Exclusion of Evidence for Undue Prejudice]

A judge can decide to keep certain evidence out of a trial, even if that evidence might be relevant to the case. This happens when the evidence would cause more harm than good.

The judge looks at whether the evidence would take up too much court time, confuse the jury, unfairly prejudice one side, or lead the jury to make a decision based on the wrong reasons. If any of those risks outweigh how helpful the evidence actually is, the judge can block it from being used.

This rule gives judges a lot of power to control what the jury sees and hears. The goal is to keep trials fair and focused on the facts that truly matter.