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Authentication of Surveillance Video by Lay Witness Under Silent Witness Doctrine

E-Discovery LLC

31, 2024), the intermediate appellate court addressed an important issue of authentication of surveillance video by a lay witness. That witness was permitted to authenticate a video under the silent witness theory. The Appeals Court disagreed and affirmed, applying the silent witness doctrine. State, 487 Md.

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Social Media Evidence: What You Need To Know

Evidence at Trial

To best handle evidentiary questions about social media, litigators must understand the relevant evidentiary rules and their application. What about a chain of custody? Is an expert witness required to show that the camera that took the photograph was in good operating condition? What Social Media Evidence? ” Cal.