evidential

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Cumbria Police said a man had been arrested and released on bail, but no charges were brought against him because the case did not meet the evidential threshold.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Rowe said the fact the complaints related to an investigation from 40 years ago posed "substantial evidential challenges".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

"Consistently the advice we have received has highlighted fundamental evidential difficulties that cannot be ignored."

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

However, last month the director of public prosecutions, Stephen Parkinson, who leads the CPS, said "the case could no longer proceed to trial since the evidence no longer met the evidential test".

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

There can be no doubt that the evidential value of identity afforded by prints of two or three of the fingers, is so great as to render it superfluous to seek confirmation from other sources.

From Finger Prints by Galton, Francis, Sir