MPTC Bridge Criminal Law Exam with 100% Verified solutions| Graded A+
Direct Evidence - Based on personal knowledge or observations direct evidence is true proves a fact without the need for inferences are presumptions example video surveillance a witness who saw suspect strike the victim of assault and battery Circumstantial Evidence - Testimony not based on actual personal knowledge or observation of facts in controversy but have other facts from which deductions are drawn showing indirectly the facts sought to be proved (black dictionary) example suspects fingerprints at scene of a robbery jury can conclude the suspect was in the store at some point but print is not direct evidence that suspect committed the robbery Testimonial Evidence - Evidence may be direct or circumstantial include statements made by victims, witnesses, suspect or police those statements may consist of personal observations knowledge or may involve the communication of information from which one may infer facts
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