Principle

CRIMINAL LAW — Circumstantial Evidence — Standard for Conviction

Area of law: CRIMINAL LAW
Court: Supreme Court

Circumstantial evidence can ground conviction if it leads irresistibly to the accused's guilt. The evidence must be consistent and cogent. No other reasonable hypothesis should explain the facts. Circumstantial evidence is as good as, and sometimes better than, direct evidence. It can prove a proposition…

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