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EVIDENCE      AND  ITS TYPES

WHAT IS EVIDENCE ?

In a court of law, evidence is information that is used to try to prove something.

1. TESTIMONIAL

2. DOCUMENTARY

3. DEMONSTRATIVE

4. PHYSICAL

In general, there are 4 different types of evidence

Information is obtained through interviewing and interrogating individuals about what they saw (eyewitness evidence), heard (hearsay evidence), or know (character evidence).

TESTIMONIAL  EVIDENCE

Generally consists of written material, & videos &  audio recordings.

DOCUMENTARY  EVIDENCE

Includes mockups and scale models of objects or places related to the crime scene and helps the judge visualize more clearly what they are unable to view personally.

DEMONSTRATIVE  EVIDENCE

Anything real that is, which has a substance that helps to establish the facts of a case. It can be seen, touched, smelled, or tasted; is solid, semisolid, or liquid; can be large or tiny, immediate crime scene or miles away; suspect or a victim.

PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

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