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Criminal Evidence
Title: Criminal Evidence
Category: Law & Government / Government & Politics
Details: Words: 1336 | Pages: 5.7 (approximately 235 words/page)
Criminal Evidence
Evidence is information offered in court to prove or disprove a fact and to show that a crime was committed. It is shown in court as an item of proof, to impeach or rehabilitate a witness, and to determine a sentence. Evidence can come in the form of weapons, documents, pictures, tape recordings, or exhibits. There are four different types of physical evidence that are considered in court. The first are the fruits of the …showed first 75 words of 1336 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1336 total…be proved that there was a continuous control of evidence from the crime scene until it arrives in the courtroom. Because trials can sometimes occur months and even years after the actual crime, the original evidence must be reassembled from storage long after the crime took place. If at anytime the chain of evidence is broken or disrupted, then the evidence cannot be accounted for, and is no longer good to use in a case.
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