{"id":396,"date":"2015-03-18T09:36:19","date_gmt":"2015-03-18T09:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.massachusettscriminaldefenselawyerblog.com\/2015\/03\/jury-instructions-on-circumsta.html"},"modified":"2015-03-18T09:36:19","modified_gmt":"2015-03-18T09:36:19","slug":"jury-instructions-on-circumsta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/jury-instructions-on-circumsta\/","title":{"rendered":"Defining Circumstantial Evidence in the Aaron Hernandez Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The case against Aaron Hernandez is circumstantial; sometimes in the minds of the public this makes for a weaker case.  While circumstantial evidence is viewed as lesser evidence by the public and likely by a jury, under the law, the two forms of evidence direct and circumstantial are viewed as the same, one form of evidence is not better than the other and either type of evidence can support a conviction.  <\/p>\n<p>At the end of the case, the judge will give the jury instructions on the definition and application of circumstantial evidence that will help the jurors understand how they should weight the evidence and the language of this instruction is one of the many important aspects of the case.  <\/p>\n<p>\tThe judge will explain the difference between direct and circumstantial evidence. Circumstantial evidence is evidence where a witness cannot testify directly about a fact, but the witness presents evidence of other facts that the jury may draw reasonable inferences from. <\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/jury-instructions-on-circumsta\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Defining Circumstantial Evidence in the Aaron Hernandez Trial\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The case against Aaron Hernandez is circumstantial; sometimes in the minds of the public this makes for a weaker case. 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