Practitioners sometimes reflexively think of circumstantial evidence as a lesser form of proof than direct evidence. But it is not treated that way by law or even necessarily by juries. As the Court ...

Heart-shaped stickers, eerie journal entry among "circumstantial" evidence. Feb. 19, 2009 — -- Hundreds of pages of newly released evidence from prosecutors in the investigation into the murder ...

The Minnesota Supreme Court heard arguments in the appeal of Nicholas Firkus’ conviction for murdering his wife in St. Paul and then took an unusual step: The justices asked for more information from ...

In a ruling originating out of Orange County, the state Supreme Court today ruled that circumstantial evidence such as an officer's observations can be used to show a motorist had a blood-alcohol ...

Local defense attorney Pat Cafferty explained that circumstantial evidence doesn't necessarily mean weak evidence. He said the State is depending on this being the case in the trial of Maxwell ...

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The bags, which Walshe has now admitted contained the body parts of his wife, Ana, had been picked up and transferred to the Southeastern Massachusetts Resource Recovery Facility in Rochester, where ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Did President Donald Trump abuse his power when he pressured Ukraine into announcing investigations that would benefit him personally? This, in a nutshell, is the question at the heart of the ...