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Mar 5, 2022 · In a Chicago case, prosecutors had surveillance videos of gang member Ernesto Godinez in a neighborhood where an ATF agent was shot after dark — but none showing him actually shooting a gun. At a 2019 trial, they entered ShotSpotter data to show gunshots originated from the location where video evidence indicated Godinez was when shots rang out.
Jan 10, 2024 · The video of that reenactment – which Logan’s lawyers maintain she was coerced into performing – was then used as a key piece of evidence in Logan’s 2021 conviction on first-degree murder charges. Logan was later sentenced to 33 years in prison. Now, Logan is asking the Illinois Supreme Court to step in and grant her a new trial.
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Jan 20, 2023 · A ShotSpotter operations document, which the company had argued in court for more than a year was a trade secret, was released in late 2022 in a Chicago court case, in which police and prosecutors used ShotSpotter data as evidence in charging Williams, a Chicago grandfather with murder in 2020 for allegedly shooting a man inside his car.
Feb 20, 2024 · Despite the potential for bias, U.S. courts, at all levels, lack clear guidelines on how video can be used and presented as evidence. As a result, courts can interpret video evidence differently, even within the lifespan of the same case.
May 7, 2021 · Police Videos Aren't Going Away. How Can We Learn From Them? Although there's been graphic video of police encounters, not all video makes it into a courtroom. The legal standards regarding...
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Nov 25, 2015 · The power of that evidence to change the narrative surrounding a killing was made clear Tuesday when the city of Chicago released a video of a police officer shooting a teenager that...
Jul 15, 2006 · It is important to note that while video evidence may be only one piece of evidence in a case, it can be extremely powerful. The following are examples of the power of using video evidence in presenting a case to the jury. • Incorporate into opening and closing arguments (e.g., showing the jury critical parts of the defendant’s recorded