UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI FACULTY OF LAW TAPE RECORDED LECTURES THE LAW OF EVIDENCE LLB II 2003 LAW OF EVIDENCE Lesson 2 RELEVANCE & ADMISSIBILITY RES GESTAE ‘Res Gestae’‚ it has been said‚ is a phrase adopted to provide a respectable legal cloak for a variety of cases to which no formula of precision can be applied’. The words themselves simply mean a transaction. Under the inclusionary common law doctrine of Res Gestae‚ a fact or opinion which is so closely associated in time‚ place
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Fingerprint Evidence Jose Tapia Lt. Lathrop CO8 June 10‚ 2013 Introduction The Study of fingerprints became one of the most important aspects in criminal investigations and forensic detections. This is because fingerprint identification is far too unique‚ and its success rate outperforms even DNA identification. Fingerprints identified at crime scenes fall into three categories‚ latent‚ plastic‚ and visible fingerprints. Many people don’t realize is that the importance of the fingerprints
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PHYSICAL EVIDENCE MANUAL OREGON STATE POLICE FORENSIC SERVICES DIVISION Preference The purpose of this handbook is to educate our customer in the Criminal Justice System regarding the services provided by the Oregon State Police Forensic Services Division‚ and the recommended methods of documenting‚ collecting and preserving physical to ensure the best analysis results. The value of properly collected physical evidence followed by examination and interpretation by the forensic laboratory
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Value and Preservation of Evidence Kaplan University CJ370-01 January 16‚ 2012 The value of footprint or footwear evidence is heavily important. The most valuable details are signs of wear‚ characteristic fittings or marks of fittings that have come off‚ injuries‚ marks of nails and pegs‚ especially when these are irregularly placed‚ and repair marks. If they are particularly characteristic or occur in sufficient numbers‚ such details may form decisive evidence. In the interest of thoroughness
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Trace Evidence Trace evidence is an important part of a team in solving crimes in forensic investigations. According to Edmond Locard‚ there is specific that no matter wherever people interact with their environment or is physically involved in a crime often leaves something at or something away from the scene. Those in this category of evidence include many diverse types of macroscopic or microscopic materials that certain examples are easily visible to our “naked eye”. The subject is broad and
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Running head: Evidence 1 Evaluating Reliable Evidence Amanda R.Wilborn CM223 Professor C April 19‚ 2011 Introduction Evidence is any information gathered at the scene of a crime that may be relevant to a criminal investigation. There are different types of evidence that varies from Paperwork‚ Photographs‚ DNA‚ Finger prints; etc... These different kinds of evidence also require different types
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direct and circumstantial evidence. One of the evidence markers weighs significantly heavier than the other‚ direct evidence being much more substantial than any circumstantial evidence. However‚ circumstantial evidence may build an entire case. Direct evidence is defined by Criminal Investigation Basic Perspectives‚ Eleventh Edition as an eye witness who through one of the five senses witnesses the crime committed. To further breakdown this definition of direct evidence‚ one may turn to Merriam-Websters
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Youth crime prevention Key authors Professor David Farrington - Biography Professor David Farrington Professor of Psychological Criminology David P. Farrington‚ O.B.E.‚ is Professor of Psychological Criminology at the Institute of Criminology‚ Cambridge University. Brandon C. Welsh is an Associate Professor in the College of Criminal Justice at Northeastern University in Boston‚ Senior Research Fellow at the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement at Free University
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LAW OF EVIDENCE The Evidence Law deals with deciding which Evidence should be and which shouldn’t be used in arriving at a decision by the Court and‚ sometimes‚ the weight that may be given to that evidence. The law of evidence is also concerned with the quantum (amount)‚ quality‚ and type of proof needed to prevail in litigation. The quantum of evidence is the amount of evidence needed; the quality of proof is how reliable such evidence should be considered. This includes such concepts as hearsay
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Assessment – Individual Pre-Assessment Name of individual OTOBO‚ DITON ALEXANDER Name of Assessor Date 1. Think of some examples of projects‚ tasks‚ events that the individual has worked upon that provide behavioural evidence for the individual. 2. Classify the evidence into Capacity‚ Achievement and Relationships and record the observed behaviours accordingly. CAPACITY 1. DITON is a rare occurrence in terms of intellect and creativity. A self-challenged engineering professional. He showed
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