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Direct Evidence correct answers directly links a person to a crime and without the need of any additional evidence or inference. Example: a video recording of offender robbing the convenience store while holding a gun Circumstantial evidence correct answers relies on an inference to connect a conclusion of fact Example: if a defendants finger print was found at the scene of a convenience store robbery, a jury could conclude that the defendant was in the store at some point, but the fingerprint is not direct evidence that the defendant committed the robbery physical evidence correct answers tangible and may be direct or circumstantial. includes objects, property, or items seized at crime scenes or during searches. testimonial evidence correct answers may be direct or circumstantial. includes first hand statements made by victims, witnesses, suspects or police. examples: statements made directly to the police, spontaneous utterances overheard by witnesses, written statements, interview and interrogation recordings. Direct testimonial evidence correct answers when a victim, suspect, or witness makes a statement about what he or she saw, heard, or felt "firsthand" using his or her own senses Circumstantial testimonial evidence correct answers suggests other facts from which reasonable inferences can be drawn. example: a witness might testify that he sees mail in a mailbox. this is evidence that the mailman has been there; no one saw him, but one can reasonably infer that he has been there because there is mail in the mailbox. Hearsay Testimony correct answers "secondhand" knowledge repeated about what another person said about what he or she saw, heard, or felt a spontaneous or excited utterance correct answers Generally, a witness cannot testify in court about what another person told him, but there are several exceptions to the rule against hearsay. The most common hearsay exception is Spontaneous utterance correct answers out of court statements uttered during the heat of the moment while under stress or excitement.. Negate premeditation or fabrication and tend to qualify, characterize, or explain an underlying event. 911 calls or excited statements of witnesses on scene correct answers What are some examples of spontaneous utterances?