She was guilty in the court of public opinion, but the actual evidence against her was slim. Evidence can be used as a noun or a verb.
evidence involves cops!
I found evidence of the crime.
The evidence found on the crime seen was amazing
The attorney's evidence prooved the suspect guilty of the crime.
There is suitable evidence to confine the man to prison for a lifetime.
There was no visible evidence of tampering.
The evidence of the crime was a fingerprint
he had evidence that she was the murderer because of the knife in her hand.
we can acquit them of all charges now that we have evidence
No evidence is found yet. No you are not permitted to do this.
Personally, I ponder dubiously evidence of UFOs.
The evidence was circumstantial and not enough to prove any guilt.