exculpatory evidence
Clears the accused
Exculpatory evidence is evidence that tends to establish a defendant's innocence or reduce their culpability.
In criminal proceedings, prosecutors are legally required to disclose exculpatory evidence to the defense: The DNA results were exculpatory evidence that led to his release.
The term contrasts with inculpatory evidence, which points toward guilt.
- alibiDefense of location
- prosecutorial misconductImproper actions by state attorneys
- defense attorneyLawyer representing the accused
- presumption of innocenceDefault legal blamelessness
- witness testimonySworn statement from observer
burden of proof · beyond a reasonable doubt · wrongful conviction · Brady · suppressed · forensic analysis · chain of custody · police reports · habeas corpus · appeals process · reasonable doubt · exoneration · not guilty · case dismissed · surveillance footage · cross-examination · due process · discovery phase
- defendant rightsright to counsel, Miranda rights, Miranda warning, presumption of innocence, right to silence
- trial evidencewitness testimony, exhibits, fingerprints, audio recordings, expert witness
- Jewish evidencewitness testimony, dayan
exculpatory evidenceincriminating evidence
exculpatory evidencestate's evidence
Accomplice testimony for prosecution