when people say that the case was dropped because of "lack of evidence", does that mean that there has to be
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Lack of evidence means that there is no evidence that the accused committed the crime. Thus if you have a single evidence that ties the accused to the crime, it is enough. He will be punished.\nAs you have rightly surmised, it is the quality of the evidence that is important, not the quantity !
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Broadly, it means that the hypothesis was not sufficiently proven (or disproven). This could be because of flawed experimental design, weak or improper statistics, or incorrect interpretation of results.
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It means that there would be no further hearings or court action... to complete the thought you'd need the context - it could be deferral pending some event or time ... you didn't give enough facts to fully answer.
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If it was, then every time someone is found not guilty in court the accuser would then be prosecuted.\n\nWould cut down on prosecutions tho'.
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There must be a defendant in the caser or there is not case.  This means a defendant who can mount a defense.  In the case of a dead person they can't do that so there is no case.
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accused or convicted?..if you are found not guilty then there's no reason to be denied
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This is a necessity because if the jury, a reflection of the general populace, can't understand what the expert witness is saying, the arguments that are tied to that expert witnesses testimony are essentially pointless.
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a).\n\nBut it's "case AND controversy."
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It means the case has been closed, settled, decided.
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The short answer is that if you have no solid evidence, the police will not listen to you. Also, the person you accuse could sue you for slander.
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There is a lot of evidence. It's just not good evidence. Anecdotal evidence is also evidence. It just doesn't prove much.
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There is no way of making that call with our hearing all of the evidence.  It is up to the jury to determine if the evidence was enough to convict.  Generally you do not base this decision on just one piece of evidence, but a combination of everything presented by both sides.  If you feel that the prosecution did not prove their case, then you need to acquit, as everyone is to be considered Innocent until PROOVEN guilty.  I hope that if I am ever falsly accused, I have an intelligent jury deciding my case.
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Anyone can get all those info (except for court dates, you can get those any time) AFTER the verdict has been delivered. If you get it before, then the defense counsel can argue tainted witness testimony and the whole case can be flushed down leading to a not guilty verdict.
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He or she can probably get into more trouble by withholding evidence.  The words that come to mind are: accessory after the fact.  I believe that could apply here.
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In general, absolutely.  But like any evidence it needs to be authenticated, and it will be excluded if it is not relevant (or if it contains hearsay, or is more prejudicial than probative, etc.)  It may also be excluded in a criminal case if it is a police recording obtained wwithout a warrant.
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You need to get a lawyer so they can find out what evidence the police have.
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What is to be proved? It's not clear.