Sentences with phrase «as circumstantial evidence»

It follows that the evidence of vehicle damage was relevant on this issue and the trial judge did not err in instructing the jury that they could use it as circumstantial evidence.

Not exact matches

By midday Tuesday Mr. Snowden himself, in a Twitter message from his exile in Moscow, declared that «circumstantial evidence and conventional wisdom indicates Russian responsibility» for publication, which he interpreted as a warning shot to the American government in case it was thinking of imposing sanctions against Russia in the cybertheft of documents from the Democratic National Committee.

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We always point to this existence, the universe and life in it, as «Prima Facie» circumstantial evidence of God, hence «Natural Revelation,» as well as the Scriptures, hence «Special Revelation.»

Eventually all of the circumstantial pieces of evidence (each of which could possibly have a natural cause) cross into the world of statistical impossibility when taken together... unless intelligent design is accepted as a solution.

Naturally Mormon writers deny this and defend the book as a genuine revelation received through the prophet Joseph Smith.27 It is impossible to enter here into the merits of the controversy, but there is much circumstantial evidence to support the claim of non-Mormon scholars.

With this recent history as context, Kurtis works his way through the cases of Ray Krone (whom DNA evidence proved innocent of the murder of a woman in Chicago) and Thomas Kimball (who was exonerated after a careful vetting of circumstantial evidence).

Pretty circumstantial evidence I know, but when you add what the Chelsea captain John Terry said about Cech on social media, that evidence is mounting, as revealed in yet another Metro report.

As for Kripal - No investigation has yet found any evidence (even circumstantial) that points to Russia.

And at Silver's retrial, prosecutors say all the activities that may no longer be official acts — meetings with lobbyists, helping Taub set up a mesothelioma charity race and find jobs for his kids, using official letterhead to oppose a methadone clinic near a Glenwood property — can still be put before the jury as «circumstantial evidence.»

But prosecutors argued — and, apparently, persuaded jurors — that circumstantial evidence showed implicit threats and understandings as part of the «Skelos shake down playbook.»

Circumstantial evidence played a key role in the case as Erie County District Attorney John Flynn explained that there was no DNA evidence linking Suarez to the murder of Freddy Dizon.

In pretrial skirmishes over evidence such as Taub's «Miles for Meso» email, however, U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni, the no - nonsense ex-FBI counsel who will preside, acknowledged that prosecutors must prove Silver's intent, but noted that a witness's belief can be strong circumstantial proof.

I have no hard evidence of that fact such as a written contract, but it seems that the circumstantial evidence would be enough to lead any reasonable person to conclude that you have the Rockland GOP acting as the CIA with certain individuals in the role of a shell company handler.

Will our belief in other universes always depend on circumstantial evidence, such as gravity tests, or could we find real proof?

They frequently have to rely on circumstantial evidence and guesswork to assign a date of manufacture for ancient silk clothing and tapestries, as traditional carbon dating requires samples so large that it visibly damages the fabrics.

Circumstantial evidence strongly pointed to China as the primary origin of the mercury; the industrial processes that produce the kinds of pollutants Jaffe was seeing on Cheeka Peak should release mercury as well.

On Earth, microbes have churned out as much as 95 percent of all atmospheric methane, so finding that gas in Mars» air would have been solid circumstantial evidence of life.

There may be a reason the writer / director only made one other feature (Circumstantial Evidence -LSB-» 45]-RRB-: his sense of humor probably wasn't for everyone, especially during as scary a time as World War II.

His success in that case makes him a media darling as well, which draws the attention of accused murderer Douglas Benoit (Hurt, 1984), who wants the young lawyer's sense of style to help him prevail against overwhelming circumstantial evidence and a lack of alibi.

Under a 1939 U.S. Supreme Court decision involving movie tickets, now known as the Interstate Circuit Doctrine, collusion can be proven by circumstantial evidence when it's clear that without the agreement of the group, each firm would be acting against its own interest, he said.

Circumstantial evidence indicates whaling could have contributed to this population's decline, as the increase in whaling activity in the 17th and 18th centuries coincided with the population's disappearance.

Bik Van der Pol describe the project as a process of «uploading with circumstantial evidence», a method that proposes a new circle of communication between different types of «reflections», based on premises of ambiguity.

Her black and white photographs are overlaid with boldly printed provocative captions such as «don't buy us with apologies» and «we are your circumstantial evidence» to examine power, identity, gender and sexuality.

He describes compelling, if circumstantial, evidence that most of the vandals were not farmers, as organizers of the attack had intimated (and many media had accepted as fact).

We understand that you berated our nominator at some length following the article for utilising anecdotal and circumstantial evidence, even though such data - for example allegorical paintings by Breughel - are frequently used by scientists such as Phil Jones and Professor Brian Fagan to usefully illustrate the deterioration in the climate in the 16th century.

There is ample circumstantial evidence that it has a significant impact, such as the Little Ice Age that occurred during the last grand minimum, as well as the unusually cold climates that also matched past weak cycles, now, and also in the early 19th and 20th centuries.

Usually the best we can hope for is circumstantial evidence, «as when you find a trout in the milk.»

Also add the possibility of a solar effect, as yet poorly understood, but the circumstantial evidence is building up.

People can be convicted of murder on the basis of overwhelming circumstantial evidence, as the public has been reminded recently.

Jury instructions inform fact - finders there is no difference in the evidentiary weight given to direct evidence as opposed to circumstantial evidence.

The British Columbia Court of Appeal overturned the guilty verdict of Bradshaw from the lower court as it deemed that the re-enactment was hearsay evidence that did not demonstrate circumstantial guarantees of trustworthiness necessary to meet the threshold reliability test (Bradshaw at para 32).

It could conceivably amount to circumstantial evidence, derived from the expert's experience, from which an inference as to the origin of the complainant's DNA could reasonably be drawn.

That being the case, the court felt comfortable holding that there was sufficient circumstantial evidence that the trigger mechanism was as it was when it left Remington's control.

Her conviction was based on circumstantial evidence, primarily scent evidence from bloodhounds employed by the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Department who allegedly «alerted» to Megan as well as her brother and father.

The question then becomes whether the remaining elements of the offence — that is, those elements as to which the Crown has not advanced direct evidence — may reasonably be inferred from the circumstantial evidence.

They held that the Policy failed to take into account what was sufficient circumstantial evidence that her grandfather was, more likely than not, entitled to registration such as:

Additionally, the court stated that circumstantial evidence, such as a patron's testimony and observations of law enforcement, could be utilized in a claim.

Therefore, they could provide no expert evidence as to the quality of the system's storage and handling of the data from the time it was first recorded until so provided, and therefore no credible evidence of, «circumstantial guarantees of reliability.»

The prosecution (the Crown) provided evidence as to, «circumstantial guarantees of trustworthiness,» about which the trial judge said during this pre-trial hearing to determine admissibility (para. 64):

Leighton Hay was accused as one of the shooters based on an eyewitness» identification of him and circumstantial evidence.

Energous is the company behind WattUp, an emerging wireless charging technology that uses radio frequencies to charge devices from up to 15 feet away.Though there's no concrete proof of a relationship between Energous and Apple, a new research report from Louis Basenese of Disruptive Tech Research highlights a large pool of circumstantial evidence pointing towards a potential partnership, so it's worth taking a look at Energous's technology, both in that context and as an example of the wireless charging techniques that are currently being pursued by tech companies.Basenese posits

Of course, it is also possible that this is exactly as it appears to be, which all of the circumstantial evidence points to: skimming, or scalping.

Collect on circumstantial evidences such as weapon, glass or metal pieces that may provide further information about the nature, cause and culprit of the crime

Recent theoretical work suggests that bullying might arise out of early cognitive deficits — including language problems, imperfect causal understanding, and poor inhibitory control — that lead to decreased competence with peers, which over time develops into bullying.14, 15 A small number of studies provide circumstantial evidence that such a hypothesis might have merit7: 1 study found a link between poor early cognitive stimulation and (broadly defined) inappropriate school behavior, 16 and another found cognitive stimulation at age 3 years to be protective against symptoms of attention - deficit disorder at age 7 years.17 A study of Greek children found that academic self - efficacy and deficits in social cognition were related to bullying behavior.18 A large US national survey found that those who perceive themselves as having average or below - average academic achievement (as opposed to very good achievement) are 50 % to 80 % more likely to be bullies.8 Yet these studies are based on cross-sectional surveys, with the variables all measured at a single point in time.