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url: 'https://vi.giglio-bradylist.com/circumstantial'
title: Circumstantial
author:
  name: Anonymous
updated: '2022-06-15T19:31:59+00:00'
type: types_of_evidence
summary: "The Circumstantial Virgin Islands Brady List is the definitive public-facing database of information about: police misconduct, State P.O.S.T. decertification, public complaints, use-of-force reports, citizen reports and more... Circumstantial evidence describes information that doesn't directly connect a defendant to a crime but implies connection to it. Examples of circumstantial evidence include: An eyewitness account stating that the defendant was in the vicinity of a crime around the time it occurred Fingerprints at the scene of a crime taken from a location where the defendant would be present anyway, such as at their home or workplace A witness claim that the defendant stated threats or said they would commit the crime before it occurred These examples don't directly prove that a defendant is guilty, but they provide background or context to a crime. Attorneys often rely on circumstantial evidence if direct evidence isn't available or compile a timeline of a crime."
published: true
---
## [Circumstantial

 ](/circumstantial)

Circumstantial evidence describes information that doesn't directly connect a defendant to a crime but implies connection to it. Examples of circumstantial evidence include:

- An eyewitness account stating that the defendant was in the vicinity of a crime around the time it occurred
- Fingerprints at the scene of a crime taken from a location where the defendant would be present anyway, such as at their home or workplace
- A witness claim that the defendant stated threats or said they would commit the crime before it occurred

These examples don't directly prove that a defendant is guilty, but they provide background or context to a crime. Attorneys often rely on circumstantial evidence if direct evidence isn't available or compile a timeline of a crime.