1.
Insufficient
Evidence
This is evidence that
is inadequate to prove something such that no presumption can safely be raised.
2.
Prima
Facie Evidence
This is evidence that,
on the surface, is significant to prove something, establish a fact or sustain
a judgment unless the opponent produces contrary evidence. It is the minimum
evidence which the law requires in any given case. It is just the evidence that
is sufficient to establish a fact in the absence of evidence to the contrary.
3.
Conclusive
Evidence
This is also called irrebuttable presumption of law, which
is applicable when the law forbids evidence to be contrary. Conclusive evidence
or conclusive proof is that evidence, though not irrebuttable, is so strong as
to oblige the court to come to a certain conclusion or to overbear any other
evidence to the contrary. Even though it is not irrebuttable, like prima facie
evidence, a conclusive evidence is the sum total of the evidence adduced by a
party indicating that, that party has met the requirements of the law and the
burden of proof as required of him or her.
4.
Hearsay
Evidence
Hearsay is a statement
other than one made by the declarant, offered in evidence to prove the truth of
the matter asserted. Double hearsay is that statement which contains further
hearsay statements within it.