Colston v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “theory. Id. Under this theory, the photographic evidence is merely illustrative of a witness's testimony, and it becomes admissible only when a sponsoring witness can testify that it is a fair and accurate representation of the subject matter, based on that witness's personal observation. Id. A second theory under which photographic evidence may be admissible is the”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jackson v. State

2. “which speaks for itself, and is substantive evidence of what it portrays independent of a sponsoring witness. Id. Here, the State argued that the recording of clips from the surveillance video was admissible under the”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jackson v. State

3. “theory. Id. Under that theory, the photographic evidence is a”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jackson v. State