Circumstantial evidence

When it comes to finding fingerprints, it is best to look in numerous locations around the home. There were ten different fingerprints found in the search, to include complete and non-complete prints. Many different items were used for finding prints, for instance the oven, refrigerator, kitchen counter, toilet button, bathroom door, mirror, television, car door, computer, and the iron. Almost all of the prints were pulled from the house except for the car door. The car door prints were…

When a finger comes into contact with a porous or non-porous surface, it deposits the dirt or oils present, remaining as a mark (Fingerprint Source Book, 2013). A latent mark is unique to the individual and is an affirmative source of identifying a potential suspect or witness. They also are invisible to the naked eye. Identifying a latent mark at varied crime scenes can be done using different developmental techniques such as wet powder suspensions (Dhall and Kapoor, 2016). These potential…

Latent fingermark being imperceptible to the unaided eye is the decisive form of physical evidence found on divergent surfaces at the scene of crime. It is decisive because of its perpetuality and uniqueness. The word ‘fingerprint’ is common in commonality but individual to a person. When a person grasp something, he left the traces of residues (secretions of glands) conforming impression of the ridges of the fingers. The fingermark residue is a complex matrix of secretions and xeno-materials.…

When entering a crime scene, you need to be prepared for anything. Looking for evidence, like a body, is really useful, but so is DNA from hair follicles and bodily fluids to name a few. When a body is found, it is taken to have an autopsy performed. When examining the body, with X-rays and Cat Scans for example, it is possible that you will find antemortem injuries (injuries that happened before the death). Antemortem injuries can range from bone fractures to abrasions, and they are easily…

limited to; consent of the owner, post arrest searches, and areas in plain and public view. Exigent circumstances include threats to life or safety (also referred to as the emergency situation doctrine), imminent risk of destruction or removal of evidence, and escape or flight of the suspects (Berlin, 2011). Both recognized exceptions and exigent circumstances are reviewed on a case-by-case basis and may or may not apply dependent upon specific elements involved in the suspected crime or crime…

1. The defendant, Primeaux "argued that the statements were not offered to prove the truth of the statements and thus were not hearsay". The trial court's ruling was stated by the trial court to only address the State's hearsay challenge. In regards to the court disagreeing with Primeaux they explained "if statements made by Davis caused another person to take specific actions, those statements might be admissible, to show 'the motivation of why someone acted as they did'". Hence, the jury would…

experience an expert witness has along with education, training, and being board certified. However, up until 1993 the test for admissibility was the “Frye rule”, which stemmed from Frye v. United States in 1923. The “Frye rule stated that scientific evidence had to be based upon the “generally accepted” ideology within the field in question at the time, as well as being accepted by the scientific community in…

Physical evidence found at a crime scene can provide crucial facts about the manner of death, the identity of a suspect or victim, and other facts about the scene. The proper identification, documentation, recovery, packaging, and transportation of evidence can be a deciding factor to allow or bar evidence from a criminal trial. Once the crime scene has been secured by first responders, the crime scene technician or investigator should take photographs, video, and sketches of the scene and…

the statement outside of court, and motions that statements are truthful about the event in question (Gardner & Anderson, 2016). An example of hearsay occurred in a sexual assault case in Colorado (Fender, 2012). The court decided to let hearsay evidence be used in the case because the victim was disabled (Fender, 2012). It was found that, “Out-of-court…

The courts then formed a test called the test of proportionality. This test was originally created by Lord Hope in the case of Kebeline but it was amplified in Lambert and was explained further in Brown v Scott . The test holds three limbs which are, what the prosecution must prove in order for the burden to shift to the accused, what is the burden of the accused and what is the nature of the threat to society which the Act in question is trying to prevent. If the reverse burden given to the…