People v. Perkins, 2024 IL App (2d) 230214 (July). Episode 1056 (Duration 8:11)
It is not the number of inaudible portions that adversely affects trustworthiness; instead, it is the reason for the inaudible portions
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People v. Smith, 2022 IL 127946 (November). Episode 970 (Duration 13:34)
A cell phone video, like those at issue, could therefore qualify as a “duplicate” of any original footage it recorded.
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People v. Smith, 2021 IL App (5th) 190066 (October). Episode 912 (Duration 15:20).
No evidence suggests that the police purposefully designed the prevention of the original surveillance video, so Best Evidence Rule was not an issue, additionally, concurring opinion found that silent witness rule supports the admission of the video clips.
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