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This 4 page paper identifies the six major steps in a criminal case but spends the bulk of the paper describing the different types of evidence and the requirements for admissibility. The writer also comments on the difference between lay and expert witnesses. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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presented to the court to demonstrate the existence of a fact, or in the contrary, the non-existence of a fact (Delaware State Courts, 2006). There are four types of evidence:
1. Real evidence "is a thing the existence or characteristics of which are relevant and material" (DiCarlo, 2001). Examples would be a written contract, the murder weapon, the blood
on someones shirt. It is directly related to the case (DiCarlo, 2001). 2. Demonstrative evidence is something that illustrates a witnesss testimony and that accurately reflects that testimony. Examples could
include maps, diagrams, animations (DiCarlo, 2001). The purpose of this type of evidence is to illustrate testimony, for example, a diagram of a street corner where a crime took place
and where the witness was standing. Perhaps the greatest folly that was broadcast internationally was the O.J. Simpson trial when the prosecution insisted the defendant put on the gloves to
prove they were his. The prosecutors failed to take into consideration things like clammy hands, the lining that had been placed in the gloves and Simpsons own ability to make
the gloves look too small. Another problem in todays world is having the technology fail in the middle of a case. 3. Documentary evidence is sometimes a type of real
evidence, such as a written contract that proves the terms of the agreement. This type of evidence is validated by a witness or sometimes by a chain of custody for
the evidence (DiCarlo, 2001). There are even more challenges with documentary evidence in todays electronic world. One case that comes to mind is Microsoft. The Justice Department had significant problems
trying to prove the origination of many e-mail messages and what they meant. The leeway for interpretation was far too great to use these communications as evidence that Bill Gates
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