An officer witness observing a stabbing is an example of which type of evidence?

• A. Circumstantial evidence.
• B. Documentary evidence.
• C. Physical evidence.
• D. Direct evidence.

Answer: (D)

Eyewitness observations of the act itself are direct evidence. When an officer who directly witnessed the stabbing testifies about what they saw, their account proves that the stabbing occurred without needing to infer it from other facts. This firsthand observation links the event directly to the act in question.

Circumstantial evidence would require you to infer the stabbing from related facts (for example, injuries plus location and timing pointing to a suspect). Documentary evidence means records or writings, not a firsthand event. Physical evidence refers to tangible objects like the weapon. Since the witness’s observation directly describes the event, it is direct evidence.