All About Evidence
What are the basic rules of evidence?
What are courtroom 'exhibits'?
Exhibits are simply tangible objects that people offer into the evidence, and when they're offered into evidence they become exhibits. They usually may be given a number or a letter, then to keep the record of the trial clear, the parties should refer to the document or the tangible object by the exhibit number or letter. In other words, if they hand a letter to a witness, and the letter has already been admitted into evidence, they should refer to it as "Exhibit A," not "Here, take a look at this letter," because someone reading the record of the trial might not know what letter they're referring to. On the other hand, if it's Exhibit A, someone who knows what the exhibits are would know exactly what they're referring to.
What is 'physical evidence'?
What is 'rebuttal evidence'?
