La prueba en los casos penales con el objetivo de garantizar la verdad.

Abstract

[In criminal cases, there is a determination of evidence, which is essential for the search for truth and the administration of justice in Ecuador.] The current study provides an analysis of how the proper acquisition, presentation, and evaluation of evidence ensures that judicial decisions are based on objective facts and within the limits of the rights of the parties in the process. Criminal evidence in Ecuador is crucial, as it constitutes the fundamental basis for guaranteeing the administration of justice, fulfilling the objectives of equity and efficiency, ensuring the admissibility of evidence, avoiding errors, and demonstrating the types of evidence in the investigation, including testimonial, documentary, and expert evidence. It also highlights the essential role of justice operators such as judges, prosecutors, and defense attorneys in the evaluation of evidence and their responsibility to ensure the integrity of the evidentiary procedure. Finally, the article offers recommendations to foster more effective governance of the regulation and application of criminal evidence, based on strengthening evidentiary and judicial practices in a way that guarantees that evidence fulfills its primary purpose of supporting an efficient criminal justice system that respects human rights.