Principle

CRIMINAL LAW – Evidence – Circumstantial Evidence – Test for Sufficiency

Area of law
CRIMINAL LAW
Court
Supreme Court

The test for sufficiency of circumstantial evidence is that it must lead to the accused's guilt and leave no degree of possibility that other persons could have committed the offence. Each case depends on its own facts. The standard is high—the evidence must exclude reasonable…

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