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In the U.S. legal system, is video footage exposed in this manner admissible in court? E.g., if a prison inmate was physically abused by staff, and his only co
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
In the U.S. legal system, is video footage exposed in this manner admissible in court?
E.g., if a prison inmate was physically abused by staff, and his only corroborating evidence would be this video footage, can it be used to justify a civil or criminal complaint?
- ocdtrekkie 6y agoI think so? Law enforcement can't break into something without a warrant, but if someone brings them evidence of wrongdoing (especially a third party who didn't conduct the hack themselves), I believe they can act on it.
- skybrian 6y agoIt seems like someone would have to testify that it's authentic? Who is going to do that?
- dylan604 6y agoThe guy receiving the beating?
- ocdtrekkie 6y agoUnder oath, presumably you compel the people in the footage. But I would imagine that the footage of questionable sourcing might count as the probable cause to go in and get the footage directly via warrant? I am not a lawyer.
- throwanem 6y agoWhoever at Verkada gets subpoenaed by the inmate's counsel to do so, I'd assume. That said, I'm no more a lawyer than anyone else who's commented here so far.
- dylan604 6y agoIANAL, but from all of the cop shows on TV, if the lawyer was provided the evidence and did not break laws themself OR as long as the lawyer did not entice someone else to commit the offense or provide instructions on what to do, then typically the judge allows the evidence.