Circumstances to be established in criminal proceedings
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write four kinds of evidence in your own words.
What a witness says, an object, a video, an expert opinion.
2
Write two cases that can be evidence and two that cannot.
Can: a video recording, physical evidence. Cannot: a rumour, testimony taken by force.
3
Write three steps of the process of proving.
Collecting, checking and evaluating evidence.
4
Why must evidence be obtained lawfully? Write briefly.
Because an unlawful method can distort the truth, while the requirement of lawfulness protects people from violence and arbitrariness; a fair verdict relies only on reliable evidence.
5
Fictional case: a witness said “I heard” a rumour. Is it evidence? Why?
No, because the source is unknown and cannot be verified; evidence must be definite, checkable information.