Principle

CRIMINAL LAW — Proof — Circumstantial Evidence — When Sufficient to Sustain Conviction

Area of law
CRIMINAL LAW
Court
Supreme Court

Circumstantial evidence can sustain a conviction if it meets a high standard: it must be cogent, complete, unequivocal, and compelling. The evidence must lead irresistibly to the conclusion that the accused and no one else committed the crime. The facts must be incompatible with innocence.…

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