Principle

EVIDENCE LAW – Circumstantial Evidence – Definition

Area of law: EVIDENCE LAW
Court: Supreme Court

Circumstantial evidence is evidence of surrounding circumstances that can establish a proposition—including criminality—with high exactitude. It is not inferior to direct evidence. Circumstantial evidence includes facts from which the existence of a fact in issue may be inferred. Examples: fingerprints, DNA, presence at scene, possession…

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