Proof Models
Evidence Item Record
Evidence items can be represented as source, exhibit, and provenance records. Honesty note: simplified evidence and proof model; jurisdictions and rules vary; the pinned first step states the as-of date; not legal advice.
Structured Visual
Jurisdiction: US; as of 2026-06-24; not legal advice; Code encodes the stated structural model, not the law itself.
RENDER STRUCTURE · REFUSE INTERPRETATION · CITE · ABSTAIN · HAND-OFF: render structure, refuse interpretation, cite provenance, abstain when unsupported, and hand off to human review.
Evidence model honesty note
Honesty note: simplified evidence and proof model; jurisdictions and rules vary; as of June 24, 2026; not legal advice; code encodes a stated structural model, not the law itself.
Start with the item record
The stated process treats an evidence item as a source, exhibit, jurisdiction, and as-of record. A record label is only review data.
Example item packet
The toy packet stores photograph, sensor export, and email header rows from a classroom exhibit log.
The table recomputes row support
The retrieval table recomputes 3 records and 3 token-supported rows from the authored source fields.
Diagram note
The diagram is a source-record table. It is a provenance pointer for review, not a finding about the item.
Jurisdiction: US; as of 2026-06-24; not legal advice; Code encodes the stated structural model, not the law itself.
RENDER STRUCTURE · REFUSE INTERPRETATION · CITE · ABSTAIN · HAND-OFF: render structure, refuse interpretation, cite provenance, abstain when unsupported, and hand off to human review.
Summary
Evidence software should expose the item coordinates before any relevance, authentication, custody, or hearsay review.