Brenman v. Demello’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “photographic evidence is neither automatically admissible nor excludable, but rather subject to the sound exercise of the trial court’s discretion. Whether an expert foundation is required depends, of course, on the particular issue in the case to which the photographic evidence relates. Here, that issue was causation and because no expert proof of correlation was produced, we hold that the introduction of the photographs without restriction on their use and the use actually made of them by the defense constitute reversible error.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Brenman v. Demello