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Evidence Photos

Asked on Jun 05th, 2018 on Criminal Law - Pennsylvania
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They took pictures of a gun on a car seat but did not take pictures of the car that it was allegedly in. Nor the location of the car at the alleged scene. And the one firearm was photographed in two different positions on the seat. Are the photos admissible?
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Criminal Law Attorney serving Exton, PA at Hyde Tebay Legal
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Yes.  What other pictures they did or did not take would not affect the admissibility.  Whether they are admissible is determined by their being able to be authenticated by the photographer (usually the officer).  There is no law that requires them to take those other pictures you mentioned.  Now there may be a defense in that the pictures are unreliable, but that is not an admissibility question.  
Answered on Jul 04th, 2018 at 1:33 PM

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