Evidence

Evidence, broadly construed, is anything presented in support of an assertion. This support may be strong or weak. The strongest type of evidence is that which provides direct proof of the truth of an assertion. At the other extreme is evidence that is merely consistent with an assertion but does not rule out other, contradictory assertions, as in circumstantial evidence.

In law, rules of evidence govern the types of evidence that are admissible in a legal proceeding. Types of legal evidence include testimony, documentary evidence, and physical evidence. The parts of a legal case which are not in controversy are known, in general, as the "facts of the case." Beyond any facts that are undisputed, a judge or jury is usually tasked with being a trier of fact for the other issues of a case. Evidence and rules are used to decide questions of fact that are disputed, some of which may be determined by the legal burden of proof relevant to the case. Evidence in certain cases (e.g. capital crimes) must be more compelling than in other situations (e.g. minor civil disputes), which drastically affects the quality and quantity of evidence necessary to decide a case.

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Chemical evidence shows how a dwarf galaxy contributes to growth of the Milky Way

PhysOrg 01 May 2019

Small stellar systems like dwarf galaxies are thought to be the main building blocks of the Milky Way. However, it is unclear how many and what kind of stars in our galaxy originated from satellite dwarf galaxies ... ....

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Evidence of bone disease found in medieval skeletons

PhysOrg 01 May 2019

A large team of researchers from across the U.K. has found evidence of Paget's disease of the bone in multiple medieval skeletons uncovered in northwest Britain. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the team describes their study of the skeletons and what they found ... ....

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Evidence suppressed in Vineyard manslaughter case

Cape Cod Times 01 May 2019

Judge finds insufficient cause to search home of man charged in overdose ... ....

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Inspector in Kraft case says she saw evidence of trafficking

Star Telegram 01 May 2019

A Florida health inspector testified Tuesday that she saw possible evidence of human trafficking at the massage parlor where police say New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft later was accused ... ....

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Chit fund case: Furnish evidence to seek custodial probe of Kolkata top cop says SC

One India 01 May 2019

New Delhi, May 01. The Supreme Court has asked the CBI to furnish evidence for seeking custodial interrogation of former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar in Saradha chit fund case, saying it has to be satisfied that the agency's request was ... ....

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William Barr Reads "Moby-Dick," Finds No Evidence of Whales

Democratic Underground 01 May 2019

... novel Moby-Dick, by Herman Melville, and found that the book contains no evidence whatsoever of whales, Barr stated on Tuesday....

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Varnell police chief placed on leave as DA's office will present evidence to the grand jury

The Daily Citizen 01 May 2019

Varnell Police Chief Lyle Grant was placed on paid administrative leave on Tuesday after District Attorney Bert Poston said a Whitfield County grand jury will hear evidence from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on May 30 concerning Grant's providing a ... ....

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Editorial: Ruling on Exculpatory Evidence Schedule a win for the people of N.H.

Lebanon Valley News 01 May 2019

“Technicalities” have an undeservedly bad reputation — as in, “he got off on a technicality.” But technicalities in the legal sense merely refer to requirements of the law, and interpreting them strictly often furthers both the interests of justice and the public interest. A recent example is Superi... ....

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William Barr to testify Mueller probe evidence 'not sufficient' to charge Donald Trump

The Washington Times 01 May 2019

Attorney General William Barr will tell Congress on Wednesday that the special counsel did compile evidence of suspicious behavior by President Trump but that it was "not sufficient to establish" a crime was committed. Mr. Barr, in written testimony released Tuesday night ahead of his 10 a.m. appearance before the ... ....

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Minute - gathering evidence from Aghan villagers

Scoop 01 May 2019

This Minute sets out the Inquiry's views about gathering evidence from Afghan villagers in response to submissions from counsel for the villagers ... ....

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Letter: Graphic evidence

Union Leader 01 May 2019

Graphic evidence. To the Eitor. I found the “Who’s getting NH’s donations” graph on the front page of Sunday’s paper to be very interesting ... RHONI HARDING. Wolfeboro ... Wolfeboro .......

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'Explosion' in digital evidence has left CPS struggling, says union

The Guardian 01 May 2019

FDA says government lawyers need urgent injection of cash as they sift mountains of data The Crown Prosecution Service needs an urgent injection of cash to pay for the “explosion” in its digital disclosure workload, the union representing its lawyers has said ... .......

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