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you need concrete evidence to convict a person
Becase all evidence must be factual, proveable, and able to be examined by the defense.
Sufficient probable cause and evidence to place the defendant inside the location which was burglarized.
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To convict a person of murder, the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused committed the act with the required mental state. This typically involves presenting evidence such as eyewitness testimony, forensic evidence, and motive to establish guilt. The jury or judge will then evaluate the evidence and determine if the accused is guilty.
That is up to the police.
YesAnother View: No, not directly. "Word of mouth" may be enough to bring drug trafficking to the attention of law enforcement, or lead their investigtion in the right direction, but the evidence that is collected and used to convict the defendant(s) must be collected in accordance with the law and the rules of evidence.
The difference is: in civil trials it is a "preponderance of evidence," whereas in a criminal trial it is "beyond a reasonable doubt."
The police arrested suspects, but they did not have any hard evidence.
No, it's not enough evidence to convict someone. You know that they were there, and you can definitely consider them a suspect, but you can't make a definite conviction.
1) No. 2) Science, when mangled by lawyers, is seldom scientific.
DNA evidence can help convict criminals or show that an accused person is innocent.