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It is generally illegal in the USA to be accused of a crime without being "confronted by the witnesses against him". Red light cameras foundered on that obliga
by readthenotes1 1y ago
It is generally illegal in the USA to be accused of a crime without being "confronted by the witnesses against him".
Red light cameras foundered on that obligation since they were generally run out of State and fly the camera operators in was not cost effective.
Also, just because your car broke the law doesn't mean you did, which was another defense that worked.
I'm surprised that the citations aren't thrown out...
- djoldman 1y agoIf someone takes someone else's property without anyone seeing the act except a video camera, the video may be admitted as evidence. Moving something into evidence that isn't testimony from a living breathing human is commonplace. A lawyer has someone attest to the authenticity and/or provenance of the item.