English
Españolbasic definition of circumstantial evid v. direct evidence
In general, there are two types of evidence. The first is circumstantial evidence, which means that a person asks the court to make an inference or assumption about what happened based on the piece of evidence presented. An example of this might be one person providing an account of/testimony about what another person said. The other type of evidence is direct evidence, which directly supports a person’s claim that something happened. Examples of direct evidence might include medical records, pictures of an injury, a recording of someone making abusive statements, etc. The evidence that is most helpful in a case would vary based on the charge/crime involved.
