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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Evidence of accomplice: An Introduction Section 133 of the Indian Evidence Act‚ 1872 is the only absolute rule of law dealing with accomplice evidence. However it is the opinion of some that this section is redundant as Section 118 makes all persons competent to testify except those persons which the section specifically bars. Moreover there is no rule which requires that the evidence of an accomplice should be corroborated. But Section 133 might lead persons to suppose that the Legislature desired
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The Scientific Method - The Scientific Method is the standardized procedure that scientists are supposed to follow when conducting experiments‚ in order to try to construct a reliable‚ consistent‚ and non-arbitrary representation of our surroundings. To follow the Scientific Method is to stick very tightly to a order of experimentation. First‚ the scientist must observe the phenomenon of interest. Next‚ the scientist must propose a hypothesis‚ or idea in which the experiments will be based around
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UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI FACULTY OF LAW TAPE RECORDED LECTURES THE LAW OF EVIDENCE LLB II 2003 LAW OF EVIDENCE Lesson 2 RELEVANCE & ADMISSIBILITY RES GESTAE ‘Res Gestae’‚ it has been said‚ is a phrase adopted to provide a respectable legal cloak for a variety of cases to which no formula of precision can be applied’. The words themselves simply mean a transaction. Under the inclusionary common law doctrine of Res Gestae‚ a fact or opinion which is so closely associated in time‚ place
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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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that God exists due to my faith‚ religion and scientific knowledge; and because He does exist‚ so does Hell and Heaven. Heaven is the home of the righteous whereas Hell is its opposite according to religious teachings; most arguments supporting the evidence of Hell and Heaven are based on religious beliefs. In accordance with Irvine‚ 1985 atheism is the main reason why a person might doubt the existence of Heaven and Hell. However‚ there have been scientific claims that hold up the existence of Hell
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Memorandum To: From: Date: 08/31/2012 Re: Laws of Evidence Assignment #2 Statement of Assignment You have asked me to analyze and determine whether the evidence that prosecution would like to introduce at trial can be admitted based on the Federal Rules of Evidence. Pursuant to your request‚ this memo includes my analysis‚ reasoning‚ and conclusions regarding the admissibility of such evidence. Statement of Facts The defendant was prosecuted for the murder of his wife. The victim’s body
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Identifying Trace Evidence Forensic Chemistry and Trace Evidence Analysis CJ 385 Professor Luckas July 15‚ 2012 Question 1 In order to identify that a white powder might contain cocaine‚ a forensic drug chemist can conduct a number of tests. The tests in order to identify cocaine are conducted based on the physical and chemical properties of cocaine. The physical and chemical properties of a substance make it unique‚ thus identifiable and distinguishable from other physical evidences obtained
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Tori Kelly 03 Nov 2010 College Writing I Mr. Denver Long KGA #2- INFORMATIVE ESSAY ANTHOLOGY OF FORENSIC EVIDENCE How many people does it take to solve a murder? Investigating crime scene evidence is one of the most intricate disciplines in criminal justice‚ requiring a team of several forensic specialists. This field has become so scientific‚ with advances in technology‚ that the viable information it provides is more readily accepted as incriminating in court. For this reason‚ attention
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Substitutes for Evidence During a trial there may come a time that a jury is specifically told what facts to believe instead of having both attorneys introducing evidence to them. The three categories that these facts fall under are called stipulation‚ judicial notice and presumptions (Hails 2009). A stipulation is an agreement between both attorneys that a one or more facts exist in regards to the case (Hails 2009). A written document stating the stipulation is introduced in court if the
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