Eyewitness Testimony falls under which type of evidence?

• A. Direct
• B. Indirect
• C. Documentary
• D. Hearsay

Answer: (A)

Direct evidence directly proves a fact in question without needing to infer it. Eyewitness testimony does this by presenting the observer’s firsthand account of what happened, such as what the witness saw or heard, which establishes the event or element in dispute on its own. It’s not documentary, since it isn’t a written record, and it’s not indirect (circumstantial) evidence, which requires drawing inferences from surrounding facts. It isn’t hearsay because the witness is recounting their own observation rather than repeating an out-of-court statement made by someone else for the truth of the matter.