critical evidence
critical evidence 关键性证据 指具有实质性的证明力、能够使足够多的陪审员对认定有罪产生合理怀疑的证据。
Evidence strong enough that its presence could tilt a juror’s mind. • Under the Due Process Clause, an indigent criminal defendant is usu. entitled to an expert opinion of the merits of critical evidence. — Also termed crucial evidence.