Review finds Baltimore speed cameras errors

 
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The RLC company in Baltimore is the favored bidder to expand Chicago camera empire.

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There is a reason why in

There is a reason why in most states the CPL (criminal proceedure law) states that violations must occur in the presence of a police officer or state official for a ticket to be issued. You cannot cross examin a camera.

Photographs as Evidence - Police Officers as Witnsses

GARYLAP wrote:

There is a reason why in most states the CPL (criminal proceedure law) states that violations must occur in the presence of a police officer or state official for a ticket to be issued. You cannot cross examin a camera.

I believe you are failing to recognize the difference between evidence and a witness. A photograph (such as one taken by an RLC or one taken during a robbery) is evidence; the accused can question the validity of the evidence but can not cross examine evidence. A perrson trained in reviewing or interpreting photographic is a witness; the accused can cross examine that person to cast doubt on the validity of the photograph.

Photographs are commonly used as evidence in a variety of prosecutions. I have never seen a defense lawyer cross examine any photograph.

I did

DanielT wrote:
GARYLAP wrote:

I have never seen a defense lawyer cross examine any photograph.

I did see that on an episode of Matlock.