Opinion ID: 885505
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Heading: standard of review

Text: ¶ 13 The standard of review for evidentiary rulings is whether the district court abused its discretion. See State v. Gollehon (1993), 262 Mont. 293, 301, 864 P.2d 1257, 1263 (citation omitted). Whether evidence is relevant and admissible is left to the sound discretion of the district court and will not be overturned on appeal absent an abuse of that discretion. See State v. Rogers, 1999 MT 305, ¶ 11, 297 Mont. 188, ¶ 11, 992 P.2d 229, ¶ 11, 56 St.Rep. 1228, ¶ 11 (citation omitted).