Dolan v. State of Florida — Enhanced Surveillance Video Admissible Under the Best Evidence Rule

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A surveillance recording of a sexual battery was admitted in enhanced form — frames removed, image enlarged and sharpened — because the court found it accurately presented the substance of the original. Foundational ruling for an authentication checklist still used for enhanced video today.

Crime Scene Investigator Network

Fla. Dist. Ct. App. — July 21, 1999

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Landmark Ruling

743 So.2d 544 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 4th, 1999)

Reference: https://www.crime-scene-investigator.net/admissibilitydigitaleveidencecriminalprosecutions.html

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