What are the sources of state evidence law?

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The vast majority of evidence law has been founded upon common law principles, such as relevancy, competency, hearsay, and privileged communications. Subsequent case law has provided a clearer picture, but a formal codification of evidence law was not undertaken until the second half of the twentieth century. State law has often been derived from the Uniform Rules of Evidence and the Federal Rules of Evidence with modifications specific to the individual states.

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