Remedial Law, Legal and Judicial Ethics, with Practical Exercises › Evidence › General Provisions and Principles (Rule 128)
4. Proof vs. Evidence
Proof v. Evidence
| PROOF | EVIDENCE |
| The result or the probative effect of evidence. When the requisite quantum of evidence of a particular fact has been duly admitted and given weight, the result is called the proof of such fact. | The medium or means by which a fact is proved or disproved. |
“Evidence of Guilt”
It refers to a finding of innocence or culpability, regardless of the modifying circumstances.