When there is nothing explicitly stated in the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights regarding a specific rules of evidence, each state:

a. must follow the rules enacted by Congress.
b. must use the rules of evidence that were in effect when it became a state.
c. must use the Federal Rules of Evidence.
d. may enact its own rule.


D

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