Chapter 2 Types of Evidence

What is something that tends to establish or disprove a fact. Can include documents, testimony, and other objects

• testimonial evidence

• prima facie evidence

• evidence

• physical evidence

what is said in court by a competent witness

• testimonial evidence

• physical evidence

• evidence

• indirect evidence

tangible items that tend to prove some material fact; also called real evidence

• class evidence

• transient evidence

• circumstantial evidence

• physical evidence

evidence providing only a basis for inference about the disputed fact

• control sample

• indirect evidence

• prima facie

• plea bargaining

evidence based on suggestion rather than personal knowledge or observation

• testimonial evidence

• transcient evidence

• individual evdence

• circumstantial evidence

material that has been collected from a known location but is of unknown origin

• sample

• known sample

• questioned or unknown sample

• control sample

material that comes from a proven or confirmed source

• sample

• known source

• control sample

• known sample

material that is used to validate the test method and procedure

• control sample

• sample

• physical evidence

• class evidence

material that can be related to a single source; individualization always involves comparison

• class evidence

• circumstantial evidence

• individual evidence

• known sample

material that can be associated only with a group of items that share properties or characteristics

• class evidence

• evidence

• individual evidence

• control sample