diff --git a/evidence/pool.go b/evidence/pool.go
index 2e7cd4704..cdc01398c 100644
--- a/evidence/pool.go
+++ b/evidence/pool.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package evidence
 import (
 	"github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/log"
 
+	sm "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/state"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 )
 
@@ -13,16 +14,16 @@ type EvidencePool struct {
 
 	evidenceStore *EvidenceStore
 
-	chainID         string
-	lastBlockHeight int64
-	params          types.EvidenceParams
+	state  sm.State
+	params types.EvidenceParams
 
 	// never close
 	evidenceChan chan types.Evidence
 }
 
-func NewEvidencePool(params types.EvidenceParams, evidenceStore *EvidenceStore) *EvidencePool {
+func NewEvidencePool(params types.EvidenceParams, evidenceStore *EvidenceStore, state sm.State) *EvidencePool {
 	evpool := &EvidencePool{
+		state:         state,
 		params:        params,
 		logger:        log.NewNopLogger(),
 		evidenceStore: evidenceStore,
@@ -58,15 +59,25 @@ func (evpool *EvidencePool) AddEvidence(evidence types.Evidence) (err error) {
 	// TODO: check if we already have evidence for this
 	// validator at this height so we dont get spammed
 
-	// TODO
+	if err := sm.VerifyEvidence(evpool.state, evidence); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	var priority int64
-	/*
-		priority, err := sm.VerifyEvidence(evpool.state, evidence)
-		if err != nil {
-			// TODO: if err is just that we cant find it cuz we pruned, ignore.
-			// TODO: if its actually bad evidence, punish peer
-			return err
-		}*/
+	/* // Needs a db ...
+	// TODO: if err is just that we cant find it cuz we pruned, ignore.
+	// TODO: if its actually bad evidence, punish peer
+
+	valset, err := LoadValidators(s.db, ev.Height())
+	if err != nil {
+		// XXX/TODO: what do we do if we can't load the valset?
+		// eg. if we have pruned the state or height is too high?
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := VerifyEvidenceValidator(valSet, ev); err != nil {
+		return types.NewEvidenceInvalidErr(ev, err)
+	}
+	*/
 
 	added := evpool.evidenceStore.AddNewEvidence(evidence, priority)
 	if !added {
diff --git a/evidence/pool_test.go b/evidence/pool_test.go
index 0997505ca..d7b94e88a 100644
--- a/evidence/pool_test.go
+++ b/evidence/pool_test.go
@@ -6,24 +6,19 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
+	sm "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/state"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 	dbm "github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/db"
 )
 
-type mockState struct{}
-
-func (m mockState) VerifyEvidence(ev types.Evidence) (int64, error) {
-	err := ev.Verify("")
-	return 10, err
-}
+var mockState = sm.State{}
 
 func TestEvidencePool(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 
 	params := types.EvidenceParams{}
 	store := NewEvidenceStore(dbm.NewMemDB())
-	state := mockState{}
-	pool := NewEvidencePool(params, store, state)
+	pool := NewEvidencePool(params, store, mockState)
 
 	goodEvidence := newMockGoodEvidence(5, 1, []byte("val1"))
 	badEvidence := MockBadEvidence{goodEvidence}
diff --git a/evidence/reactor_test.go b/evidence/reactor_test.go
index fb83667ce..fc4ea571f 100644
--- a/evidence/reactor_test.go
+++ b/evidence/reactor_test.go
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ func makeAndConnectEvidenceReactors(config *cfg.Config, N int) []*EvidenceReacto
 
 		params := types.EvidenceParams{}
 		store := NewEvidenceStore(dbm.NewMemDB())
-		state := mockState{}
-		pool := NewEvidencePool(params, store, state)
+		pool := NewEvidencePool(params, store, mockState)
 		reactors[i] = NewEvidenceReactor(pool)
 		reactors[i].SetLogger(logger.With("validator", i))
 	}
diff --git a/evidence/store_test.go b/evidence/store_test.go
index 7828d37b9..192aabc2f 100644
--- a/evidence/store_test.go
+++ b/evidence/store_test.go
@@ -113,12 +113,14 @@ func TestStorePriority(t *testing.T) {
 
 //-------------------------------------------
 const (
-	evidenceTypeMock = byte(0x01)
+	evidenceTypeMockGood = byte(0x01)
+	evidenceTypeMockBad  = byte(0x02)
 )
 
 var _ = wire.RegisterInterface(
 	struct{ types.Evidence }{},
-	wire.ConcreteType{MockGoodEvidence{}, evidenceTypeMock},
+	wire.ConcreteType{MockGoodEvidence{}, evidenceTypeMockGood},
+	wire.ConcreteType{MockBadEvidence{}, evidenceTypeMockBad},
 )
 
 type MockGoodEvidence struct {
diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index 603fafec0..cd1e63206 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func NewNode(config *cfg.Config,
 	}
 	evidenceLogger := logger.With("module", "evidence")
 	evidenceStore := evidence.NewEvidenceStore(evidenceDB)
-	evidencePool := evidence.NewEvidencePool(state.ConsensusParams.EvidenceParams, evidenceStore) // , state.Copy())
+	evidencePool := evidence.NewEvidencePool(state.ConsensusParams.EvidenceParams, evidenceStore, state.Copy())
 	evidencePool.SetLogger(evidenceLogger)
 	evidenceReactor := evidence.NewEvidenceReactor(evidencePool)
 	evidenceReactor.SetLogger(evidenceLogger)