How do direct and circumstantial evidence differ in violent-crime prosecutions?

How do direct and circumstantial evidence differ in violent-crime prosecutions?

• A. Direct evidence proves a fact indirectly; circumstantial evidence requires inference.
• B. Direct evidence proves a fact directly (eyewitness testimony); circumstantial evidence can also prove a fact directly in some cases.
• C. Direct evidence proves a fact directly (eyewitness testimony); circumstantial evidence requires inference from other facts.
• D. Direct evidence and circumstantial evidence are the same.

Answer: (C)