PrincipleEVIDENCE LAW – Circumstantial Evidence – Test of Incompatibility with Innocence
- Area of law
- EVIDENCE LAW
- Court
- Supreme Court
Circumstantial evidence must exclude all reasonable hypotheses consistent with innocence. The facts must point irresistibly to guilt. The principle applies to criminal trials. The prosecution must prove that no other rational conclusion is possible. The court will consider the totality of circumstances. The rule protects…
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