forensic evidence
Lab-analyzed crime proof
Forensic evidence is physical material or scientific analysis used in legal proceedings to establish facts about a crime.
It includes fingerprints, DNA samples, ballistics, blood spatter patterns, and digital records.
The forensic evidence placed the suspect at the scene.
Crime dramas have made the term familiar, though real forensic work is slower and less dramatic than television suggests.
- fingerprintsRidge patterns identifying individuals
- bloodstainsDried hemoglobin discolorations
- blood spatterDispersed droplets of blood
- surveillance footageRecorded monitoring video
- emailsDigital written messages
documentary evidence · chain of custody · evidence locker · metadata · digital evidence · text messages · IP addresses · toxicology · autopsy report · crime lab · expert testimony · bodily fluids · hair follicle · fibers · physical evidence · handwriting analysis · weapons · smoking gun
- evidenceevidence, evidence bag, circumstantial evidence, proof, admissible
- criminal lawcrime, felony, misdemeanor, murder, robbery
- court recordscourt documents, court transcripts, court records, court cases, court record
- forensic evidenceDNA evidence, fingerprints, DNA, blood, DNA testing
- Irish LawHigh Court, barrister, solicitor, judiciary, prosecutor
- police recordspolice records, arrest report, police reports, incident report, arrest records
forensic evidenceeyewitness testimony
Evidence from direct observers
witness testimony · testimonial evidence · anecdotal evidence · hearsay · personal accounts
forensic evidencespeculation
Unproven theorizing or risky investment
conjecture · hearsay · rumor · junk science · gut feeling