The standard of proof of the prosecution’s evidence that must be met in a criminal trial: that no other logical explanation can be established from the facts except that the defendant committed the crime.

The taking of another person’s property without that person’s permission or consent, with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently.

Any matter of fact that a party to a claim or action offers to provide to prove or disprove an issue in the case. The strongest type of evidence is that which provides direct proof of the truth of an assertion. At the other extreme is evidence that is merely consistent with an assertion but does not rule out other, contradictory assertions, and may be viewed as circumstantial evidence.