Across
- 4. Evidence whose source or ownership is not known at the time it is discovered.
- 5. A material, usually a matrix that would be expected to respond negatively to a particular chemical test.
- 8. A material or chemical expected to respond positively to a particular chemical test.
- 9. A piece of evidence that tends to prove or disprove a fact or assertion
- 10. Anything that will make an issue more or less true than it would be without the evidence.
- 11. Evidence that cannot be associated with one particular object or person. It can only be put into a group of similar pieces of evidence._
- 12. Evidence that can be associated with one particular person or object.
- 14. The formal process of exchanging information between the parties about the witnesses and evidence they ll present at trial.
- 15. A chemical test that turns out negative even though it should have been positive.
- 16. A chemical test that turns out positive even though it should have been negative.
- 17. Evidence that consists of objects, people, or materials. A chemical test that turns out negative even though it should have been positive
- 20. Evidence that does not arise from the crime itself, but is created to illustrate or explain evidence. Crime scene drawings or photographs are examples.
Down
- 1. Evidence whose source or ownership is known at the time it is collected.
- 2. The process of describing and documenting chemical, biological, and/or physical characteristics of evidence.
- 3. Evidence such as eye witness or expert testimony or interpretation of an analytical test.
- 6. Documenting who has possession of crime-related evidence from the point of collection to its appearance in a court of law.
- 7. is material if it pertains to the particular case that is being tried or investigated.
- 11. Direct evidence of a fact from. which a person may reasonably infer the existence or non- existence of another fact.
- 13. Evidence generated directly from criminal activity.
- 18. Evidence that is both material and probative that pertains to the case at hand and tends to prove or disprove some aspect of the case.
- 19. Evidence that is allowed to be presented in court.
