Evidence law

Chapter 1 – “History and Development of the Law of Criminal Evidence” a) The Rules of Evidence are set parameters that were adopted from British Courts through the English Common Law and are an important part in safeguarding the rights of the accused persons in a fair trial and also to ensure that the criminal justice system is functioning the way it should be. Now of course at the time, the death penalty ruled and was used more in the colonies. Since evidence was not much more than word of mouth and

burgeoning science of digital evidence, law enforcement now uses computers to fight crime. Digital evidence is information stored, transmitted, and received in binary form that can potentially be relied on as evidence in court. Notwithstanding, digital evidence is commonly associated with crimes that involve such devices, such as a computer hard drives, external storage devices, mobile phones, among others, and are often referred to as e-crimes. However, to fight e-crime, law enforcement must collect

Law enforcement is very important to keep you safe. We have different branches in law enforcement to protect us. Forensic science gives Forensic evidence. Andrea Campbell, author of Forensic Science, says it is the most important evidence in court cases. Forensic science is where hard evidence comes from. In paragraph three of the article it says, “Forensic science is a science applied to answering legal questions.” This is where hard evidence comes into play. Hard evidence is where you find

EXPERT EVIDENCE UNDER NIGERIAN LAW OF EVIDENCE By Philip O Nwachukwu As a general rule under Nigerian law of Evidence, the opinion evidence is irrelevant in court trials. Thus section 66 of the Evidence Act CAP E14, Laws of the. Federation of Nigeria (LFN), 2004 provides that the fact that any person is of the opinion that a fact in issue, or relevant to the issue, does or does not exist, is irrelevant to the existence of such fact except as provided in sections 57 to 65 of the Evidence Act. Exceptions

data. The victim is violated in that his/her personal pics are hacked and used to defame, and also for financial gain. This is a case of a computer targeted cyber-attack. Preparing the affidavit and warrant is complex in as e-evidence is a new emerging form of evidence. As technology advances different techniques are developed to hack a computer system. One of the most common approaches for unauthorized access to personal information is phishing. An example of phishing is when an e-mail is addressed

Firstly, uncorroborated evidence reduces the rate of perpetrators escaping from conviction. It is pertinent to note that in most of the sexual assault cases where the child is the victim, there is often little or no physical evidence. The child and the accused are likely to be the only witnesses. Due to the requirement of corroborated evidence, where in fact, there is none, it had undoubtedly led to many perpetrators escaping conviction as the alleged victim, the child’s evidence is not corroborated

that concerns the case and whose opinion is called upon. The Daubert Rule vs. The Frye Standard Of late, there has been an ongoing heated debate concerning expert testimony. This is due to the fact that, more are times that the scientific evidence

Admissibility of Evidence April Smolkowicz Professor Carroll The Judicial System 3300 Georgia Gwinnett College Abstract The admissibility of expert testimony from the past to the present, The Federal Rule of Evidence, Rule 702 (1975) the revision of Rule 702 (2000) and (2010), Frye v United States (1923), Daubert v Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1993), and Kumho Tire Co., v Carmichael (1999). I. Introduction: II. Federal Rules

any statement other than that made by an individual in the process of testifying at a hearing or trial, which is offered for purposes of affording evidence of truth pertaining to a particular matter. According to the Cornell University Law School (2014), the hearsay rue is the rule that prohibits out of court statements from being admitted as evidence at a trial. B and large, the hearsay rule is motivated intrinsically by the understanding in the belief that hearsay is unreliable. For example, if

Computer crimes present exorbitant issues in today's society. With computer security crimes on the rise, it is becoming e crucial for law enforcement officers and digital forensic examiners to understand computer forensic efficiently and effectively. It has become critical for law enforcement and digital forensic analysts to comprehend computer frameworks productively and adequately as cybercrimes continue to rise as society relies upon the usage of technology. Assessments of information system incidents