Which type of evidence is provided by a witness who obtained it through his or her senses?

• A. Contamination
• B. Direct Evidence
• C. Evidence
• D. Exigent Circumstances

Answer: (B)

Direct evidence is evidence provided by a witness who observed the event through his or her senses, such as what they saw, heard, smelled, or felt firsthand. This type of evidence directly proves a fact without needing to infer it from other facts. For example, a witness who saw the suspect running from the scene or who heard the victim scream establishes a fact directly. Contamination refers to tainting of evidence, exigent circumstances relate to urgent conditions affecting actions, and the generic term “evidence” is too broad to describe firsthand sensory observations.