---
url: 'https://ia.giglio-bradylist.com/taxonomy/term/280'
title: Insufficient
author:
  name: Anonymous
updated: '2022-06-15T19:34:27+00:00'
type: types_of_evidence
summary: "The Insufficient Iowa Brady List is the definitive public-facing database of information about: police misconduct, State P.O.S.T. decertification, public complaints, use-of-force reports, citizen reports and more... Insufficient evidence is a lack of evidence that can result in the dismissal of a case. When law enforcement professionals arrest a suspect and charge them with a crime, the prosecution team carries the burden of proof. This means they have a duty to explain to the judge why they believe they have a case against the defendant. If the judge doesn't find the information sufficient to warrant an arrest, they may release the defendant."
published: true
---
## [Insufficient

 ](/taxonomy/term/280)

Insufficient evidence is a lack of evidence that can result in the dismissal of a case. When law enforcement professionals arrest a suspect and charge them with a crime, the prosecution team carries the burden of proof. This means they have a duty to explain to the judge why they believe they have a case against the defendant. If the judge doesn't find the information sufficient to warrant an arrest, they may release the defendant.