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That's not even close to true.
by RandoHolmes 6y ago
That's not even close to true.
- tantalor 6y agohttps://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/resources/law_related_education_network/how_courts_work/ https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/resource... The heart of the case is the presentation of evidence. There are two types of evidence -- direct and circumstantial. Direct evidence usually is that which speaks for itself: eyewitness accounts, a confession, or a weapon. Circumstantial evidence usually is that which suggests a fact by implication or inference: the appearance of the scene of a crime, testimony that suggests a connection or link with a crime, physical evidence that suggests criminal activity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_evidence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_evidence In direct evidence, a witness relates what they directly experienced. Circumstantial evidence, by contrast, consists of a fact or set of facts which, if proven, will support the creation of an inference that the matter asserted is true. https://youtu.be/4xGluGlQgdA?t=310 https://youtu.be/4xGluGlQgdA?t=310 Direct evidence, often in the form of eyewitness testimony, can be extraordinarily weak. On the contrary, DNA evidence, for example, is 100% circumstantial.