real evidence
Courtroom exhibit, touchable
Real evidence is physical evidence—the actual object at issue in a legal case, presented directly to the court for examination.
The murder weapon, the bloodstained shirt, the defective product.
Distinguished from testimony about objects or documentary evidence, real evidence lets the jury see the thing itself: The prosecution introduced the knife as real evidence.
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
- smoking gunIrrefutable proof of wrongdoing
- bloodstainsDried hemoglobin discolorations
- fingerprintsRidge patterns identifying individuals
- hair sampleStrand taken for analysis
lab results · fiber analysis · soil analysis · beyond reasonable doubt · laboratory analysis · fibers · DNA profiling · autopsy report · murder weapon · shell casings · chain of custody · bullet trajectory
real evidencetestimonial evidence
Proof from oral statements
testimony · documentary evidence · oral evidence · witness testimony · witness statements
real evidencecircumstantial evidence
Facts requiring inference
indirect evidence · conjecture · speculation · hearsay evidence · supposition
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