courtroom evidence
Case supporting materials
Courtroom evidence is material presented in legal proceedings to establish facts—documents, testimony, photographs, physical objects, recordings.
Attorneys introduce evidence to support their arguments; judges rule on what's admissible.
The prosecution's courtroom evidence included DNA samples and eyewitness accounts.
Distinguished from evidence gathered but never presented at trial.
- smoking gunIrrefutable proof of wrongdoing
- relevanceState of mattering here
- witness testimonySworn statement from observer
- witness standPlace for giving testimony
- expert analysisSkilled examination of evidence
oral testimony · chain of custody · paper trail · exhibits · exclusionary rule · reliability · admissibility · police reports · corroboration · authentication · beyond reasonable doubt · surveillance footage · medical records · electronic communications · privilege · financial documents · affidavits · blood spatter
- lie detectionpolygraph, lie detector, polygraph test, polygraph tests, truth serum
courtroom evidencehearsay
Unverified secondhand information
inadmissible evidence · suppressed evidence · privileged information · spousal privilege · tainted evidence
courtroom evidencespeculation
Unproven theorizing or risky investment
conjecture · hearsay · rumor · gossip · guesswork
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