fresh evidence
Recently discovered facts
Fresh evidence is new information or material that wasn't available or known during an earlier proceeding—typically a trial or hearing.
In legal contexts, fresh evidence may justify reopening a case or filing an appeal: The defense presented fresh evidence that cast doubt on the original verdict.
The evidence must genuinely be new, not simply overlooked or withheld before.
- clueSolving aid
- findingsConclusions from investigation
- admissibleAllowed to be considered
- exculpatoryClearing of wrongdoing
- breakthroughSudden important advance
discovery · corroboration · revelation · proof · beyond reasonable doubt · smoking gun · lead · exoneration · prima facie · cold case · data · forensic · crime scene · testimony · key witness · trace · paper trail · hearsay
- injusticeinjustice, inequality, discrimination, bias, prejudice
- legal appealslegal appeal, appeal process, appeals court, appeal courts, higher court
- appealsappeal, appellate court, court rulings, case law, legal precedents