SIMILAR FACT EVIDENCE AND BACKGROUND EVIDENCE IN IRAN AND ENGLISH CRIMINAL LAW

Proof in criminal cases is conducted by two factor including evidence and presumptions. The former concept is divided to presumption of fact and presumption of law. Presumption of law is the cases that judge by the circumstances inference. In this paper we want to explain some examples of presumption of fact that are similar fact evidence and background evidence. Proof in criminal cases is conducted by two factor including evidence and presumptions. The former concept is divided to presumption of fact and presumption of law. Presumption of law is the cases that judge by the circumstances inference. In this paper we want to explain some examples of presumption of fact that are similar fact evidence and background evidence.