Why Evidence Is Important

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Evidence is something that tends to prove or disprove a particular fact, Whether a case is a civil case or criminal case both parties can provide evidence to help support their case and points but along with these come rules for different types of evidence available in law, Before I begin giving out the details of the different type of rules of evidence first we need to know and give a brief evaluation of what is a fair trial.
The right to a fair trial is given to anybody who is involved in a civil case or criminal case and these rights consist of several key features which are a person is innocent until proven guilty-a person to be presumed innocent until the curt has proven his guilty a major case in this in Ireland is the FEICHÍN

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