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Question: Gigi attended a birthday party with friends at Top Golf. During their event, a mad golfer started swinging his golf clubs....and was approaching Gigi's group. The business surveillance camera records every motion. The mad golfer takes a swing, hits Gigi's leg, and breaks a glass table.
The mad golfer is on trial for disorderly conduct and assault. Gigi is helping law enforcement bring guilty charges.
It turns out the business owner was not trained on the surveillance systems, and was unable to save the recording. Luckily, Gigi's friends also recorded the chaos with their iPhones and handed it over to the police. The videos were taken using Snapchat filters.
1. How is the video helpful in this situation? What does it prove or support?
2. Based on the Admissible Guidelines, would the video be admissible in court? Why or why not? (show me you know the guidelines!)
3. What is the technical problem here?
Archer recorded an iPhone video while at a music concert. Shockingly, police were performing an undercover operation and contacted him asking to turn over the video. Police believe Archer captured a major drug dealer on video. Archer turns over his video willingly, but let's the police know that he doesn't have any video technical experience. Now, Archer is testifying at trial.
1. Discuss Archer's role for testifying at trial. What would Archer need to explain to the jury? What can Archer not explain to the jury?