Trace, Circumstantial & Direct Evidence

What type of evidence consists of tiny, often minuscule, amounts of physical material—such as hair, fibers, paint, glass, or soil—that are transferred between a suspect, victim, and/or crime scene during an incident

• Circumstantial

• Trace

What type of evidence is indirect & requires an inference to connect it to a conclusion of fact

• Trace

• Circumstantial

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What type of evidence is proof of a fact that, by itself, requires no inference or deduction to prove its existence;

• Trace

• Direct

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Which is an example of DIRECT evidence:

• Recording of someone committing a crime

• Tire Tracks leading to the ditch

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What is an example of TRACE evidence:

• Ring Camera footage

• Hair

What is an example of DIRECT evidence:

• Signed Confession

• No Alibi

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