A duplicate is admissible to the same extent as an original unless (1) a genuine question is raised as to the authenticity of the original or (2) in the circumstances it would be unfair to admit the duplicate in lieu of the original. No duplicate is inadmissible solely because it is in electronic format.
Wis. Stat. § 910.03
Admissibility of duplicates
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case State v. Smith (2005)
Most recently applied in 380 Wis. 2d 727 - Deutsche Bank National Trust Company v. Thomas P. Wuensch (April 2018)
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