Direct evidence and circumstantial evidence differ in what way?

• A. Circumstantial evidence is evidence that proves a fact directly, such as eyewitness testimony.
• B. Direct evidence proves a fact directly (eyewitness testimony, a confession); circumstantial evidence requires inference (fingerprints, motive).
• C. Direct evidence includes motives and circumstances inferred from the scene.
• D. Fingerprints and motive are direct evidence because they directly prove guilt.

Answer: (B)