[tptacek]

My understanding is that the opposite is closer to the truth: most cases are made on circumstantial evidence. Jury instructions apparently tell jurors not to weight it any differently than direct evidence.

[sitkack]

What does that mean? That they makeup spurious causal chains and believe that is reality?

[tptacek]

Just search [missouri model jury instructions circumstantial evidence]. Jury instructions are written in plain English.

[mahmoudimus]

This is indeed true. Most cases are made on circumstantial evidence.