Yes. Circumstantial evidence is not less trustworthy than direct evidence. However, in order to convict a person based only on circumstantial evidence, the prosecution's evidence must eliminate or overcome every reasonable hypothesis of the defendant's innocence.

Can a person be convictedwhen the caseis based only on circumstantial evidence?

 

A: Yes. Circumstantial evidence is not less trustworthy than direct evidence. However, in order to convict a person based only on circumstantial evidence, the prosecution's evidence must eliminate or overcome every reasonable hypothesis of the defendant's innocence.


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