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Conference On Proposed Amendments: Experts, The Rules Of Completeness, And Sequestration Of Witnesses
Fordham Law Review
This conference was held on October 19, 2018, at University of Denver Sturm College of Law under the sponsorship of the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules. The transcript has been lightly edited. It represents the panelists’ individual views only and in no way reflects those of their affiliated firms, organizations, law schools, or the judiciary.
Policing The Admissibility Of Body Camera Evidence, Jeffrey Bellin, Shevarma Pemberton
Policing The Admissibility Of Body Camera Evidence, Jeffrey Bellin, Shevarma Pemberton
Fordham Law Review
Body cameras are sweeping the nation and becoming, along with the badge and gun, standard issue for police officers. These cameras are intended to ensure accountability for abusive police officers. But, if history is any guide, the videos they produce will more commonly be used to prosecute civilians than to document abuse. Further, knowing that the footage will be available as evidence, police officers have an incentive to narrate body camera videos with descriptive oral statements that support a later prosecution. Captured on an official record that exclusively documents the police officer’s perspective, these statements—for example, “he just threw something …