CCJS 320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Exculpatory Evidence

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4 Oct 2018

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Evidence

• Physical: most valuable

• Testimonial: eyewitness testimony

Direct Evidence

• Evidence at the point of an issue

• Directly proves a fact

• Conclusively establishes that fact

• Can stand alone to establish probable cause

o Ex. Fingerprints on weapon, video evidence

Circumstantial

• “Trier of fact”

• Series of facts, presented item by item

Corroborative

• Strengthens or adds credibility

Prima Facie

• Good & sufficient on its face

• Does no require expert testimony; certain things we accept as true

Positive

• Directly proves a fact *not the same as direct*

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