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Does a police need evidence when charging someone with assault by prisoner?
Asked on Feb 12th, 2017 on Criminal Law - Utah
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Yes, they will need some form of evidence. It could be an eyewitness, a video recording, or some sort of injury, but, yes, they need evidence.
Answered on Apr 21st, 2017 at 7:49 AM
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Of course they need evidence. If they do not have evidence, at trial they will lose, and will have opened themselves up to a civil rights lawsuit. I believe that your real question is what constitutes evidence. Yes, testimony by other people is evidence.
Answered on Apr 21st, 2017 at 7:49 AM