Chapter 10 - § 10.2 CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE

• Jurisdiction: Colorado

§ 10.2 CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE

Colorado

➢ General. "It is well established that there is no qualitative difference between direct and circumstantial evidence." People in Interest of M.S.H., 656 P.2d 1294, 1296 (Colo. 1983).

➢ Effect of Circumstantial Evidence. In negligence cases, circumstantial evidence may prove negligent conduct since proximate cause need not be proved by direct evidence. Holmes v. Gamble, 655 P.2d 405, 408 (Colo. 1982); Minto v. Sprague, 124 P.3d 881, 886-87 (Colo. App. 2005).

Federal

➢ Effect of Circumstantial Evidence. A conviction can be based on circumstantial or indirect evidence and need not exclude

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