What is Evidence? Learning Target: Classify different types of evidence.
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What is Evidence?
Learning Target: Classify different types of evidence.
Direct Evidence
Evidence (if true) that proves a fact and can be presented in the courtroom. Actual observation!
Eye witness accountsConfessionsVideos footage (security
cameras, police dash cams, cell phones, etc.)
Circumstantial Evidence
Used to imply a fact but does not directly prove it. The greater volume of circumstantial evidence, the greater chance of linking evidence to a specific suspect.
--Inferring from collected evidence.Physical Evidence Biological Evidence
Types of Circumstantial Evidence
Physical EvidencePrints Impressions Weapons Trace Chemical Documents
Types of Circumstantial Evidence
Biological EvidenceBody fluids HairBonesPollenWood materialsBugs
Badges vs. CoatsBadges - Collect evidence from the crime scene.
Evidence, including the testimony of the witnesses, may be “admitted” in court and considered by the judge or jury in deciding a case ONLY if it is presented according to the rules of evidence.
Coats - Analyze evidence at the lab.
What is NOT Evidence?
Hearsay, anything said by the lawyers, and anything that the judge has determined inadmissible is NOT evidence.