Title: Evidence - Wikipedia
Headings: Evidence
Evidence
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Intellectual evidence (the evident)
Empirical evidence (in science)
Law
Collection
Presentation
Burden of proof
Types
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Content: Presentation
The path that physical evidence takes from the scene of a crime or the arrest of a suspect to the courtroom is called the chain of custody. In a criminal case, this path must be clearly documented or attested to by those who handled the evidence. If the chain of evidence is broken, a defendant may be able to persuade the judge to declare the evidence inadmissible . Presenting evidence before the court differs from the gathering of evidence in important ways. Gathering evidence may take many forms; presenting evidence that tends to prove or disprove the point at issue is strictly governed by rules. Failure to fo