Definitions for "circumstantial"
Incidental; relating to, but not essential.
Something incidental to the main subject, but of less importance; opposed to an essential; -- generally in the plural; as, the circumstantials of religion.
Consisting in, or pertaining to, circumstances or particular incidents.
Abounding with circumstances; detailing or exhibiting all the circumstances; minute; particular.
Of, relating to, or dependent on the conditions or details accompanying or surrounding an event.
Keywords:  infer, jury, proves, crime, scene
Evidence: Evidence that proves a fact by means of an inference. For example, from the evidence that a person was seen running away from the scene of a crime, a judge or jury may infer that the person committed the crime.