The outcomes of a majority of crime scene investigations, which result in the prosecution of a suspect, is dependent upon the tenacity and admissibility of evidence. At trial, the evidence presented can be anything can be evidence that provides direct proof in support of a claim or belief of an assertion to prove or disprove any facts in speculation at trial or controversy, thus confronting flaws with proof or other means to form a conclusion or judgment. Simply put, anything that might have the slightest bearing on the outcome of a case can be broadly classified as evidence, provided it has a logical tendency to relate to the outcome of the case, therefore, in a criminal case, if the matter has a bearing on the guilt or innocence of the defendant,
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The language and terminology used in the field of law are quite different from those that most of us are accustomed to using. In the rules of evidence, many terms have specific meanings that investigators must know and understand (Swanson et al., 2011). In the U.S., federal courts follow the Federal Rules of Evidence, while state courts generally follow their own rules. State rules of evidence are generally imposed by the state legislature upon the state courts. Per the Wex Legal Dictionary, the Federal Rules of Evidence, these rules infer how to administer every proceeding fairly, eliminate unjustifiable expense and delay, and promote the development of evidence law, to the end of ascertaining the truth and securing a just determination (Wex Legal Dictionary, 2011). The Federal Rules of Evidence indicates how a court determines what evidence is admissible at trial based on the relevancy of the evidence …show more content…
Corpus Delicti is a state or federal criminal codes, which covers an array of definitions of the elements of specific crimes, proving a crime was committed before a suspect can be convicted of committing such crime (Buckles, 2007). There have been cases where a suspect was charged and convicted of murder, then put to death for their crime and later evidence was found innocent due to DNA findings. To avoid falsely convicting an innocent person, proof of Corpus Delicti is generally required to convict a
The language and terminology used in the field of law are quite different from those that most of us are accustomed to using. In the rules of evidence, many terms have specific meanings that investigators must know and understand (Swanson et al., 2011). In the U.S., federal courts follow the Federal Rules of Evidence, while state courts generally follow their own rules. State rules of evidence are generally imposed by the state legislature upon the state courts. Per the Wex Legal Dictionary, the Federal Rules of Evidence, these rules infer how to administer every proceeding fairly, eliminate unjustifiable expense and delay, and promote the development of evidence law, to the end of ascertaining the truth and securing a just determination (Wex Legal Dictionary, 2011). The Federal Rules of Evidence indicates how a court determines what evidence is admissible at trial based on the relevancy of the evidence …show more content…
Corpus Delicti is a state or federal criminal codes, which covers an array of definitions of the elements of specific crimes, proving a crime was committed before a suspect can be convicted of committing such crime (Buckles, 2007). There have been cases where a suspect was charged and convicted of murder, then put to death for their crime and later evidence was found innocent due to DNA findings. To avoid falsely convicting an innocent person, proof of Corpus Delicti is generally required to convict a