The ________ states that whenever the perpetrator of a crime comes into contact with the scene, he or she will both bring something into the scene and leave with something from the scene. In other words, this principle asserts that every contact leaves minimally, a trace of evidence

A) Best evidence rule
B) Prima facie evidence rule
C) Exigent circumstance principle
D) Locard's principle


Answer: D

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