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MPTC Bridge Criminal Law.pdf file:///C:/Users/HP/Desktop/pppppp/MPTC%20Bridge%20CriminalMPTC Bridge Criminal Law
1. Direct Evidence
ANS Based on personal knowledge or observations direct evidence is true proves a fact without
the need for inferences are presumptions example video surveillance a witness who saw suspect
strike the victim of assault and battery
2. Circumstantial Evidence
ANS Testimony not based on actual personal knowledge or observation of facts in controversy
but have other facts from which deductions are drawn showing indirectly the facts sought to be
proved (black dictionary) example suspects fingerprints at scene of a robbery jury can conclude
the suspect was in the store at some point but print is not direct evidence that suspect
committed the robbery
3. Testimonial Evidence
ANS Evidence may be direct or circumstantial include state- ments made by victims, witnesses,
suspect or police those statements may consist of personal observations knowledge or may
involve the communication of informa- tion from which one may infer facts
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4. Exculpatory evidence
ANS Refer to evidence including statements which are helpful to defense this includes
information that the defendant stories calls into question immaterial element of the
commonwealth version of events or challenges the cred- ibility of a witness for the prosecution.
Due process of law requires the government disclose to a criminal suspect favorable evidence in
its possession that could materially aid the defense against the judges
5. relevant evidence
ANS Evidence is relevant if it has any tendency to make a fact more or less probable than it would be
without the evidence and the fact is of consequence in determining the action
6. reliable evidence
ANS The value of physical evidence is directly related to a reliable chain of custody physical
evidence that has been tampered with is not reliable it
is important that physical evidence presented in court be in substantially the same condition as
it was when originally seized by police. Chain of custody is important a reliable chain of custody
shows every person who came in direct contact with the evidence either through collection
storage or analysis
7. Chain of custody should include
ANS Date time location seized, officer who sees the evidence, all dates times evidence received
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or transferred to another person, names of all people who came in contact with evidence and
full description of evidence for positive identification
8. Physical Evidence
ANS Evidence is tangible capable of being perceived especially by sense of touch and may be
direct or circumstantial physical evidence includes objects property or items seized at crime
scene or during searches
9. General Intent
ANS When the offender knowingly ask but does not necessarily desire the consequences of the
act general intent does not require offender to know they are breaking the law
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