An alibi is a defense that a person uses to prove that they were in a different place at the time of an alleged crime. An alibi typically requires a person to provide evidence that they were somewhere else when the crime occurred. Types of alibis include an alibi witness, documentary alibi, independent alibi, or circumstantial alibi. An alibi witness is a person who can testify that they saw or were with the accused at the time of the alleged crime. A documentary alibi is evidence such as receipts, tickets, or bank statements that prove the accused’s whereabouts at the time of the alleged crime. An independent alibi is when the accused provides evidence that they were with someone else at the time of the alleged crime. A circumstantial alibi is when the accused provides evidence that indicates that they could not have been at the scene of the crime at the time of the alleged crime.