Types of Evidence

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What is testimonial evidence?

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Testimonial evidence is information provided by witnesses or individuals based on their personal knowledge or experience.

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Is testimonial evidence generally more reliable than physical evidence?

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False

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What is physical evidence?

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Physical evidence refers to tangible items that can be collected and analyzed, such as fingerprints, blood, or weapons.

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What is individual evidence?

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Individual evidence is evidence that can be linked to a specific individual, such as DNA or a fingerprint.

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What is class evidence?

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Class evidence is evidence that can be associated with a group rather than a single source, such as blood type or paint.

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Which type of evidence has more probative value: individual or class evidence?

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Individual evidence has more probative value than class evidence.

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What is probative value?

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Probative value refers to the ability of evidence to prove something relevant in a court of law.

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Which of the following is considered individual evidence? DNA, soil, paint, blood type?

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DNA is considered individual evidence.

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Which type of evidence would have the most probative value? Soil, glass, fingerprint, fiber?

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Fingerprint would have the most probative value.

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Can blood typing be considered individual characteristic evidence?

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False, blood typing is considered class evidence.