Question
Evidence 5: The Sports page of a local newspaper was found at the scene of a murder. The same paper was found at the suspects home, missing the Sports section: the same local paper, the same issue date. Is the Sports page individual or class evidence to the paper found with he suspect?
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Ellis
Veteran · Tutor for 9 years
Answer
The Sports page found at the scene of the murder and the same issue of the local newspaper found at the suspect's home, missing the Sports section, would be considered class evidence. Class evidence refers to material that can be associated with a group of items that share properties or characteristics. In this case, the newspaper is a common item that could be owned by multiple individuals, and the missing Sports section alone does not uniquely link the paper to the specific one found at the crime scene. To establish a stronger link, additional individual evidence that uniquely connects the two items would be required.