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I expect it would depend on what other evidence there were. I tend to agree that taken by itself it's a pretty thin reed to get to beyond reasonable doubt as would probably be needed in a criminal trial in the US. However, it could certainly help a case.

It's not unusual to have trials where there's no unassailable smoking gun but rather a number of facts that strain credulity to explain away.




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