The “Silent Witness” Theory of Authentication of Video Evidence
E-Discovery LLC
JULY 5, 2024
The Supreme Court of Maryland is considering a challenge to authentication of video evidence using the “pictorial testimony theory.” See Authentication of Entire Video When Witness Observed Only Part of the Events Portrayed in the Video (Mar. 1, 2024). The “silent witness theory” was used in Cleveland v. State, 2024 WL 2149996 (Apls. Ct. Md. May 14, 2024)(unreported).
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