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tptacek
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My understanding is that the opposite is closer to the truth: most cases are made on circumstantial evidence. Jury instructions apparently tell jurors not to weight it any differently than direct evidence.
sitkack
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What does that mean? That they makeup spurious causal chains and believe that is reality?
tptacek
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Just search [missouri model jury instructions circumstantial evidence]. Jury instructions are written in plain English.
mahmoudimus
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This is indeed true. Most cases are made on circumstantial evidence.
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