The phrase "irrelevant evidence" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use this phrase to refer to evidence presented in a court of law, or evidence presented in a discussion or debate, that is not relevant to the topic at hand. For example, "The defense presented several pieces of irrelevant evidence in their case that had nothing to do with the defendant's guilt or innocence."
Where lawyers see legal doctrines that prevent the filing of stale claims and the presentation of irrelevant evidence, he sees a conspiracy to silence the truth.
In the Milly Dowler case, Bellfield used irrelevant evidence uncovered by the police in the wake of the murder to put her parents through further pain and embarrassment.
Lawyers for Mr. Brooks have repeatedly pressed for a mistrial, accusing the prosecution of highlighting irrelevant evidence to portray Mr. Brooks "as a sex-obsessed, tax-cheating boor".
Developing a strong thesis statement enables students to frame the structure of their paper, evaluate relevant and irrelevant evidence, mobilize appropriate secondary sources, and take a position in a larger scholarly conversation.
"The plaintiffs put on a spectacular show-trial of irrelevant evidence," Andrew P. Pugno, the general counsel of Protectmarriage.com, the leading sponsor of Proposition 8, said in a blog post.
So does the recent confirmation of death sentences on 183 people accused of attacking a police station in 2013, another case where irrelevant evidence was waved about in court and relevant evidence, such as that some of the defendants were not even at the scene of the attack, was simply disregarded.
When the justices put their agreement in writing that one's membership in a white supremacist prison gang was irrelevant character evidence in sentencing a white-on-white convicted murderer, Thomas dissented.
(c) The ALJ shall exclude irrelevant and immaterial evidence.
(c) The presiding officer shall exclude irrelevant and immaterial evidence.
"The power to access data makes physical location of evidence irrelevant".
Wada had argued its costs "have been unnecessarily increased by the voluminous and largely irrelevant submissions and evidence submitted by the BOA on this appeal".
