Aiding and Abetting - Criminal Conspiracy - Obstruction of Justice - probably several other applicable laws depending on the criminal statutes of your state.
Destroyed to hide the evidence of a crime.
The term of hiding a criminal is collusion, mean you share him part of his crime .
A criminal can leave behind evidence--hair, sperm, skin particles, that can link him/her to the crime.
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Evidence refers to the material and testimony that is used to convict you of the crime. Procedure is the methodical process by which the arrest, investigation, and subseqeuent trial is conudcted.
Valid evidence from a crime scene, such as physical evidence like fingerprints or DNA, can be analyzed and compared to suspects or databases to help link individuals to the crime. This evidence can also be used to establish timelines, reconstruct events, and corroborate witness statements. Additionally, evidence can help detectives identify potential motives and build a strong case for prosecution in court.
99% of the time, no. However, one has to temper that with the idea that some acts deemed "illegal" in response to a law which itself would be morally unjust might be the exception. For example, during the period when slavery was an acceptable social behavior in the US, hiding a runaway slave, or aiding his or her escape, would have been considered a serious crime at the time. Added:This question should have more properly been posted under the "Ethics" category, and Prof Corey addresses THAT view in his answer. However - since it was posted under "Crime and Criminal Law' I will address it from that perspective: Hiding evidence of a crime puts you at risk of being criminally charged as an "Accessory" to that crime, and perhaps even as "Aiding and Abetting" the commission of the offense. Ethically, morally, and legally, you play a dangerous game when concealing evidence of known criminal activity.
Yes. Witness testimony combined with fingerprint evidence is pretty strong evidence in a criminal trial.
A forensic psychiatrist can use evidence from a crime scene to put together a more complete picture of the perpetrator. Psychiatric evidence can be used to convict a criminal when other forms cannot.
Testimonial Evidence is, a recounting of events/criminal activity witnessed by someone at or near the scene of the crime. Police Reorts can be used as 'Testimonial Evidence'.
When the detectives confronted the criminal with hard evidence, he admitted to committing the crime.
A criminal investigation is the process of determining what happened in the commission of a crime. The investigation uses processes such as interviews, the collection of evidence, and checking fingerprints.
An answer to this questions depends on the facts of the case. If a person has been charged with a crime he should discuss it with his attorney.