state's evidence
noun
often capitalized S
: a participant in a crime or an accomplice who gives evidence for the prosecution especially in return for a reduced sentence
also
: the evidence given
—used chiefly in the phrase turn state's evidence
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The prosecutor said that the state's evidence will show that on that video the jury will be able to hear defendant Alex Murdaugh's voice, along with his son and wife's voices.
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Elise Hammond, CNN, 25 Jan. 2023
Last year the agency also began deploying a mobile NIBIN unit to different departments to demonstrate how to enter submissions, as well as help enter data from the backlog of firearms in some of the state's evidence lockers.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 14 June 2022
Defense counsel Corey Chirafisi called for a mistrial Wednesday afternoon, after a lengthy discussion among the judge and other lawyers about a key piece of the state's evidence — video taken by a private drone.
—Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2021
However, a weekslong Courier Journal investigation into the case against Baker found the state's evidence to be overwhelming and the argument for his innocence thin.
—Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 11 Aug. 2021
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Elise Hammond, CNN, 25 Jan. 2023
Last year the agency also began deploying a mobile NIBIN unit to different departments to demonstrate how to enter submissions, as well as help enter data from the backlog of firearms in some of the state's evidence lockers.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 14 June 2022
Defense counsel Corey Chirafisi called for a mistrial Wednesday afternoon, after a lengthy discussion among the judge and other lawyers about a key piece of the state's evidence — video taken by a private drone.
—Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2021
However, a weekslong Courier Journal investigation into the case against Baker found the state's evidence to be overwhelming and the argument for his innocence thin.
—Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 11 Aug. 2021
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“State's evidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%27s%20evidence. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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