The Authenticity of Modern Means of Criminal Evidence

Abstract

This research is an attempt to know the authenticity of modern means of criminal evidence. It deals with the authority of the subject judge in forming his emotional conviction from modern means of proof. Moreover, it is an attempt to highlight the rule of personal conviction of the judge and the scope of its application, as well as the persuasive power of modern means. The researcher has used the descriptive analytical method. The study has found that the criminal judge is now able to access evidence through the help of experts. It has also been found that The legislator is the one who can confront this technical and scientific development with the new means in the field of proof stipulated in the articles of the law. Moreover, the recent evidence that is gleaned from photography is a presumption, and reliance on it in convicting is subject to the judge’s emotional judgment.