In a case that may make it easier to prove causation in Maryland lead paint cases, the Maryland Court of Appeals held that neither direct evidence of the source of lead nor expert testimony was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Minnesota Supreme Court heard arguments in the appeal of Nicholas Firkus’ conviction for murdering his wife in St. Paul and ...

Authorities acknowledge that their case against Scott Peterson is largely circumstantial. But legal experts say that doesn’t mean it isn’t conclusive. Forget everything you saw on “Perry Mason” — most ...

(CBS News) NFL star Aaron Hernandez's lawyer says the case being built against him is circumstantial. But could circumstantial evidence be enough to try and convict him? Hernandez is accused of ...

Attorneys on both sides of the FBI's anthrax case against microbiologist Bruce Ivins acknowledge much of the evidence is circumstantial. Paul Kemp, Ivins' attorney, has said that would not have been ...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — It was circumstantial evidence that led jurors to decide that Scott Peterson murdered his wife. They agreed it was premeditated, first-degree murder even though prosecutors did ...

A: Circumstantial evidence does not directly prove an element of the alleged misconduct, but provides information from which the trier of fact may draw reasonable inferences to reach a conclusion, or ...