Forensic video technicians and analysts utilize various hardware and software tools to acquire, interrogate, interpret, and present image-based evidence in the courtroom. When presenting their evidence in court, technicians and…
CCTV Video Authentication Case Study: Did the Prosecution Do Enough?
CCTV surveillance video is often relied upon by the prosecution to establish essential facts in a case. To achieve admissibility, counsel for the prosecution must lead sufficient authentication foundation evidence….
Opposing Experts Diverge on Video Authentication: Case Study
An interesting surveillance video authentication case involving opposing experts found its way to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey. This article reviews the facts that were…
Best Practices for Obtaining Video Evidence from DVRs, Smartphones, and Other Devices
In an ideal world, the people who recover video evidence from devices for legal purposes would be fully conversant with how to perform this task in a forensically sound manner…
Police Record CCTV Monitor – Authentic Enough?
There are occasions when investigators are unable to export an original video recording from the DVR and therefore use a video camera to record the CCTV monitor as it plays…
Case Study: Social Media Video Ruled Inadmissible
Social media sites have provided both benefits and challenges to investigators, counsel, and the court. The benefits they can provide are manifold. The amount of communication that is conducted through…
The Silent Witness Theory for the Admission of CCTV Video Evidence is Alive and Well: Case Examples Presented
Video evidence does not gain admission simply because counsel tenders it for entry at trial. It must be supportable under either the illustrative evidence theory or the silent witness theory….
Case Study: Homeowner Authenticates Burglary Video Recordings
A recent appellate decision from Maryland provides a helpful example of how homeowners (and by extension business owners) can be utilized to authenticate video recordings and illustrates who is permitted…
Recent Canadian Cases on Image Authentication
Several times a year I conduct a comprehensive search of recent reported case law on topics related to video evidence, forensic video analysis, and pertinent expert witness testimony issues. This…
Chickens Come Home to Roost When Covert Videos Alleging Animal Mistreatment are Ruled Admissible
Covert video recordings taken at the behest of an animal rights organization provide potentially valuable evidence in a prosecution alleging animal cruelty. In R. v. Elite Farm Services Ltd., 2021 BCSC…
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