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Wis JI-Civil 230
Circumstantial Evidence
It is not necessary that every fact be proved directly by a witness or an exhibit. A fact
may be proved indirectly by circumstantial evidence. Circumstantial evidence is evidence
from which a jury may logically find other facts according to common knowledge and
experience.
Circumstantial evidence is not necessarily better or worse than direct evidence. Either
type of evidence can prove a fact.
History
Wis JI-Civil 230 (2011). ©2011, Regents, Univ. of Wis. Prepared by the Wisconsin Civil Jury Instructions Committee of the Wisconsin Judicial Conference with the University of Wisconsin Law School; posted by the Wisconsin State Law Library with the University's permission.
Provenance
- Source
- wilawlibrary.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
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