Evidence law

Background Forensic technologists play a critical crime scene role, carefully preserving the evidence digitally and physically while maintaining a custody chain for later usage by the prosecution. The best investigative timeline of this case with the greatest degree of details can be found on crime enthusiast Vance Holmes’ Trial Tracker website and the Murderpedia website (n.d.), and evidence specifically from the Reno & Figueroa 2002 Newsweek article. Van Dam Home – Crime Scene 1 Danielle Van…

Evidence 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…

units as, he was nice. He showed me his personal camera that he wears to keep him safe from lies. Also from the media is how they leave the facts in the back and bring up race and being brutal to the person. A quote from Alexa Morelli, an expert in law enforcement columnist is, "The culprit to blame for the American people's negative view of police officers is the media"(Odyssey). With his camera it keeps him safe and his dog, his partners, and the victim. Due to the lack of awareness, the media…

Exclusionary Rules of Evidence ‘The Evidence Act 2008 (Vic) includes too many exclusionary rules to otherwise relevant evidence, and the rationales for those exclusionary rules are often questionable or unclear. As a result, useful evidence is excluded from proceedings. A better approach would be to allow the trier of fact to receive all of the available evidence and to evaluate its weight.’ Introduction The Victorian Evidence Act 2008 (‘the Act’) contains a number of provisions that prevent…

Physical evidence has a significant foundation in law enforcement and the judicial system. It is necessary for physical and circumstantial evidence to ensure the most accurate outcome of a trial. In some cases, the evidence is not as exact or direct. It appeared to me in the readings the authors were trying to show were all evidence must be exact or not be included in the trial. If this is the case, we would not need a court system. In the readings it appeared to me the authors were trying…

ailment and undesired company. His behavior before and after the murder drips with recklessness, anxiety, and guilt. In an era before the development of acquiring and discerning physical evidence, circumstantial evidence synchs convictions. Through his actions, Raskolnikov leaves a great deal of circumstantial evidence behind. In particular, in chapters 4 and 5, Raskolnikov acts in a manner that hints at his guilt; meanwhile, his closest current acquaintances Razumihin…

largely upon nine (9) purported intercepted calls, which if proven false would not subject either brother to an indictment or to Michigan’s jurisdiction. The record lacks any evidence to prove that the lawyers filed several motions important to the outcome of the case. They did not file a Frank’s motion, a Motion to Suppress Evidence of Illegal Wiretapping under Title III and there is no motion under 901, 704 or 701 that could identify the voice or establish the identity of the parties to the…

witness, Jay Wilds. On January 13th, 1999, Hae Min Lee, a former student at Woodlawn High School and an ex-girlfriend and a friend of Adnan’s, went missing and was found strangled to death in a nearby park. I believe Adnan’s case doesn’t have enough evidence to convict and I will show you why. First and foremost, the phone calls. The phone calls that were collected for the case do not match up at the approximate times that they supposedly killed Hae. At Best Buy, there was supposedly a phone…

ideas about how the courtroom works when it comes to presenting evidence. These shows have covered grounds from tampered evidence, to inadmissibility, and lack of relevancy. However, it is much easier to understand the difference between the viewpoints of pop culture on evidence and the actuality of the manner, when you understand the different types of evidence. Evidence is classified into two categories, direct and circumstantial evidence. In order to understand the definition of both, one…

information with other people without them physically being present. Reports are written by various people. There are different types of reports such as law enforcement reports, security reports, correctional, and probation and parole officer reports. These reports have both operational and administrative purposes. For example, the operational purpose of law enforcements reports are documented actions that is taken by persons that has be involved in a crime, incidents or accidents. This…