Explain the difference between inculpatory and exculpatory evidence.

What will be an ideal response?


There are two important distinctions in criminal evidence, it can be either inculpatory or exculpatory. Exculpatory evidence is an evidence that tends to exclude or eliminate someone from consideration as a suspect. Inculpatory evidence is an evidence that tends to include or incriminate a person as a perpetrator.

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What will be an ideal response?

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