Yes Circumstantil evdence can be used, however a strong case should have more backing it up.
If you were to make a list of deadly weapons or instrumentalities, what would be included? Can there be a definitive list? Why or why
The evidence found at a crime scene can be used to provide visual evidence. Evidence used should be used with wisdom. Visual evidence helps the jury gain a better understanding of what took place during that time. People can’t go to trial without some type of presentation such as animations, graphics, and videos. Presentations may be costly but it can make the difference between being freedom or prison.…
During the 1920s in Burma, a boy in his mid-twenties whom was raised within a brothel as put on trial for the crime of raping and possible murder of a local girl. To the villagers it was an open-and-shut case of a young girl, a virgin, being found naked and injured in the arms of the brothel boy, as he did not flee the scene of the crime. The scene and the victim showed apparent signs that the girl had struggled during the rape, which had caused her to hit her head on a sharp rock. The girl was rushed to her home to seek treatment. The village men beat the boy until he was unconscious and bleeding from several wounds from being repeatedly kicked.…
Signs the victim struggled were apparent as several of her nails were broken off and a snow brush was also recovered from the crime scene. (News, 2006) The primary crime scene is invaluable source of information. Investigating detectives can gain a wealth of information from viewing the crime scene and from evidence left behind. For example, a walk-through of this crime scene informed detectives that the victim was killed elsewhere and that there would be at minimum of two additional crime scenes or possibly more.…
Someone once said “Everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty”. Framed or guilty you are always innocent until proven guilty in the court of law. According to the evidence provided by investigators, it can be concluded that Spongebob Squarepants is innocent due to the greasy floor, the fingerprints on the spatula , and the cash register being completely empty. Fingerprints are found everywhere millions of fingerprints can be on one simple object. This can be seen on the spatula or “murder weapon”.…
I. SCOPE This standard contains guidelines for employees to follow when a patient is obviously deceased or has been legally declared to be deceased by a competent authority. It was promulgated to: A. Establish guidelines to assist employees in determining whether resuscitation efforts should be undertaken. B. Provide guidelines to follow when a patient is obviously deceased or has been legally declared to be deceased by a competent authority. II.…
The prosecution had mainly circumstantial evidence along with one piece of physical evidence in linking Peterson to this murder. Circumstantial evidence is evidence that a judge or jury can infer upon…
The O.J. Simpson criminal trial was the “Trial of the century”. There was DNA evidence connecting him to the blood stains left at the scene. That seems to me like enough evidence to find anyone guilty. DNA is undeniable.…
a) Consent to Search In R v. Wills (1992) the court found the following criteria necessary for a valid consent search: 1. There was consent, expressed or implied; 2. The giver of the consent had the authority to give the consent; 3. The consent was voluntary (not police coerced); 4. The giver of consent was aware of the police conduct; 5.…
Jury Selection jury is made up of (typically but not always) 12 jurors, also there are some on standby. Potential jurors are ordered to the court, and have already gone through the first part of pooling. The jurors also will fill out a test which was made in advance, and has questions submitted by both sides of the case. They use this test, in order to gauge how a juror will feel and vote. Both of the sides in a case can excuse any juror (with reason), also each has a number of peremptory challenges which can be used to pick out a jurors without giving a reason.…
In reference to the Constitution of the United States of America, the Fourth Amendment is set to protect the American citizen from unlawful searches and seizures (Samaha, 223). According to this statement and how such relates to the presence of Law Enforcement in our daily lives; officers must have probable cause if they intend to investigate an individual for a particular reason. Probable Cause states that the particular officer(s), must have factual evidence that a crime is being or is about to be committed before he or she investigates a person (Samaha, 225). With the numerous incidents that have involved Law Enforcement officers performing unlawful searches, and utilizing things such as excessive force to subdue a suspect, the trust of the community in these government officials has been on the decline. Luckily perhaps, the…
Evidence Interpretation Over the years, there have been several cases that have been resolved with a false guilty plea or cases where a guilty party was not convicted of a crime. There are various elements that play a role in solving cases; evidence is a one of these key elements. Many factors can determine if the evidence submitted before a court of law is accurate such as how the evidence is collected, if proper protocell was followed before the laboratory’s handling of the evidence, and if the evidences was accurately processed by the crime scene laboratory by various forensic scientists. Furthermore, with the advances in technology in today’s society, various pieces of evidence such a DNA analysis have been considered a crucial element…
In this particular case from the 19th century, in England, a man was accused of robbing a women, murdering her, and burying the body. His accusation arose from solely circumstantial evidence. The man was first accused based on the fact that he knew the victim. The second piece of circumstantial evidence presented was that Hodge’s was spotted near the area in which the woman was murdered. This followed by more circumstantial evidence: Hodges was seen on the same day of the murder digging in the ground to burry an unidentified object, which was within a close proximity to the crime scene, and lastly the object Hodge’s was burying turned out to be money, which was in the approximate value that the murder victim was carrying.…
neighborhood and you wouldn’t know. People are not aware of the dangers that could happen or may lay ahead of them. The federal law prohibits this system, but it makes the public less safe. When the National Firearms act made there were things grandfathered over that allow extremely dangerous weapons to still be a part of the public, such as machine guns, and short- barreled rifles. The Attorney General makes decisions in regards of when weapons can be sold by who, and who the weapons can be owned by when transferring weapons.(Law Center, 2013)…
There are multiple stages of the criminal court process that create a burden of proof that contribute to criminal justice investigations. Every court process begins with a crime allegedly committed to determining its legal status. Law enforcement and detectives determine if the crime was illegal or legal due to the investigations. They investigate a crime by interviewing victims, witnesses, and suspects. They also gather physical evidence by taking pictures, fingerprint, and DNA samples.…
Journal Article Reflection I read an article titled “Fraud Squad, Top Eight Ways to Win a Circumstantial Arson Case” by Cynthia L Bernstiel”. Just as the title implies, the article gives readers tips on how to win a circumstantial arson case. This article interested me because I was curious to how circumstantial arson cases get solved. A fire claim where a house is completely destroyed is a huge loss that insurance companies do no pay off lightly.…