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Jun 26, 2020 · Original crime scene images should not be deleted by the operator. All photographs, including poor quality images or unintended images, should remain part of the case file.
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Mar 17, 2016 · Mock-jurors received limiting instructions to “consider the photographs in a calm deliberate and dispassionate fashion…you shouldn’t use any emotion” (p. 115) either before or after reading facts about a criminal case of a man convicted of killing his wife.
Following the doctrine outlined in Honeycutt, the use of photographs only for illustrative purposes has been sustained in the following in-stances: to show the machine which injured the plaintiff;26 to show the scene of the crime;27 to show the
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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · pmc · articlesImpact of Gruesome Photographic Evidence on Legal Decisions ...
Mar 15, 2018 · Gruesome crime scene and autopsy photographs are admissible evidence under the Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE) if their probative value substantially outweighs their prejudicial impact.
- Rebecca Hofstein Grady, Lauren Reiser, Robert J. Garcia, Christian Koeu, Nicholas Scurich
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- Psychiatr Psychol Law. 2018; 25(4): 503-521.
- Fill The Frame
- Maximize Depth of Field
- Keep The Film Plane Parallel
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Once the photographer has selected the piece of evidence and the fixed feature, they need to minimize the wasted space and have the piece of evidence on one side of the photograph and the fixed feature on the opposite. This will ensure the photographer fills up the frame of the photograph with only the necessary and primary details.
The photograph should be clear from the foreground to the background of the photograph to ensure that the entire area the image captures is in focus and not distorting or blurring any aspects.
This aspect is often overlooked or misunderstood. Draw an imaginary line between the piece of evidence and the specific fixed feature. Place the camera film plane, eye piece, or LCD display parallel to the imaginary line.
Following the cardinal rules will ensure that the photographs accurately capture the scene in order to provide the most information for further analysis.
Robinson EM. Crime scene photography, third edition. Amsterdam: Elsevier/Academic Press, 2016. About the author Casson Reynolds, MSCJ, CCSA, is an instructor/developer with the North Carolina Justice Academy tasked with instructing and developing courses in advanced forensics and investigations. He is a Certified Crime Scene Analyst through the Int...
In the case of serial killers or other repeat criminals, crime scene investigators or photographers may not see similarities of evidence at first. Pieces of evidence may re-appear or a modus operandi may be discovered through the comparison of photographs taken at the crime scenes or at autopsy.
Abstract. Proper technique is crucial for being able to testify in court that the photographs depict as nearly as possible exactly what the photographer saw at the scene. Photographs also aid in the control of graffiti by enabling graffiti to be removed rapidly.
