Any party may introduce a photograph, video tape, motion picture, X-ray or other photographic representation as substantive evidence upon laying a proper foundation and meeting other applicable evidentiary requirements. This section does not prohibit a party from introducing a photograph or other pictorial representation solely for the purpose of illustrating the testimony of a witness.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-97
Photographs as substantive or illustrative evidence
Applied in 27 court decisions — leading case 84 N.C. App. 314 - Campbell v. Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Inc. (1987)
Most recently applied in 254 N.C. App. 544 - State v. Moore (July 2017)
1981, c. 451, s. 1.
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