Chapter 18. Discovery of Video Evidence

Information in this chapter:

• Common issues with video evidence
• Collecting video evidence
• Example discovery language for video evidence
Whenever you must deal with video evidence, in any format, you will want to attempt to have the evidence properly preserved by specifying early on that the evidence is not to be viewed on the original media. Taking immediate steps to issue a preservation order for the evidence and specifying that the evidence is to be properly handled, preserved, and copied are critical elements in having evidence that can be used in litigation.
Keywords
Tape Media, Time Verification, Compression Ratios, Video Recording Devices, Collection methods.

Introduction

Video evidence is one of the ...

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