A peace officer testifying that the defendant struck the victim with a baseball bat is presenting what type of evidence?

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Direct evidence is testimony about an event the witness personally observed, proving the fact without needing to infer. Here, the peace officer is describing his firsthand observation of the defendant striking the victim with a baseball bat. Because the officer is recounting what he directly saw, the evidence is direct rather than requiring inference from other facts. It isn’t hearsay, since it’s not an out-of-court statement offered to prove the truth of the matter, and it isn’t circumstantial, which would require the jury to infer the act from related facts. It also isn’t about the best evidence rule, which concerns proving the content of writings or recordings. Therefore, this is direct evidence.