Assignment: Law of Evidence Question 1 The law of evidence aims to determine what material may be presented in court as evidence‚ by whom‚ in what manner and its probative value. Question 2 The onus of proof lies with the State to prove that the accused is guilty. Question 3 Real evidence is evidence in the form of objects or exhibits such as the murder weapon. Documentary evidence is evidence in the form of written documentary such as letters and contracts. Question 4 Evidential
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Those accusations that are brought upon him were not based on facts‚ only Sister Aloysius’s certainty. Even though Father Flynn could not be proven guilty or innocent‚ there was no evidence proving him to be guilty. There may not be any evidence proving Father Flynn to be guilty‚ but realistically there is plenty evidence proving his innocence. First‚ when Sister Aloysius accuses Father Flynn of giving Donald Miller alter wine; he proved his innocence by pulling in an elder priest as an alibi saying
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Different types of evidence in Eye witness testimony: When deciding the guilt or innocence of individuals in court‚ juries‚ judges‚ and police investigators rely on three major types of evidence. Often‚ experts are relied on for information. For example‚ the mental state of the individual being accused. This “expert testimony‚” is not often relied on in Canadian court because some judges believe the information that is offered by experts‚ Psychologists in particular‚ is common sense. There are
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many clues left behind. The obvious would be a the body or bodies‚ clothing‚ and sometimes even the murder weapon. While these are great way to solve a case there’s another kind of evidence; trace evidence. Trace evidence are small pieces of evidence that are laying around a crime scene. There are many types of trace evidence some of them include metal filings‚ plastic fragments‚ gunshot residue‚ glass fragments‚ feathers‚ food stains‚ building materials‚ lubricants‚ fingernail scrapings‚ pollens and
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LAW OF EVIDENCE The Evidence Law deals with deciding which Evidence should be and which shouldn’t be used in arriving at a decision by the Court and‚ sometimes‚ the weight that may be given to that evidence. The law of evidence is also concerned with the quantum (amount)‚ quality‚ and type of proof needed to prevail in litigation. The quantum of evidence is the amount of evidence needed; the quality of proof is how reliable such evidence should be considered. This includes such concepts as hearsay
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jury of twelve men must examine the evidence presented at the trial of a young boy accused of murdering his father. The evidence brought forth in the trial is the testimony of an old man who lives in the apartment about the boy’s‚ a switchblade knife‚ the boy’s sketchy alibi‚ and the eyewitness testimony of a woman who lives across from the boy’s apartment building. With the evidence making the boy appear guilty‚ a single juror questions the accuracy of the evidence and tries to implant reasonable
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Character evidence is generally less useful in a civil case than in a criminal case. True Original copies of documents should be carefully preserved for court. Photocopies should be used during interviews and elsewhere in the investigation. True Character evidence might be admissible in a criminal case if entered to prove motive‚ opportunity‚ or ability. True Statements made by the witnesses about what defendants said are hearsay and therefore not admissible. False Which one of the following
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the oedipal guilt and oedipal conflicts present within the story of “Cinderella” are critical to a child’s unsatisfied thoughts and feelings; this is why children identify strongly with this fairy tale. In his argument‚ Bettelheim uses anecdotal evidence to prove his statement. For example‚ a mother tells her five-year-old daughter to grab some salt‚ and the daughter acts out because she feels that she is given all the hard work. The daughter then proposes the idea of her sibling(s) and her mother
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direct and circumstantial evidence. One of the evidence markers weighs significantly heavier than the other‚ direct evidence being much more substantial than any circumstantial evidence. However‚ circumstantial evidence may build an entire case. Direct evidence is defined by Criminal Investigation Basic Perspectives‚ Eleventh Edition as an eye witness who through one of the five senses witnesses the crime committed. To further breakdown this definition of direct evidence‚ one may turn to Merriam-Websters
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everyday. Investigators have to find evidence in order to get the evidence they need to get the criminal and finish the investigation. However‚ there is one major type of evidence to use and it is called Forensic Evidence‚ found in “Forensic Science: Evidence‚ Clues‚ and Investigation.” By Andrea Campbell. Thus‚ forensic evidence is what ties the case into a clear mental picture of what happened in the case. It Is the hard evidence in a court of law. Forensic evidence can get the criminal who committed
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