{"id":15589,"date":"2025-10-06T18:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T22:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/?p=15589"},"modified":"2025-10-02T15:58:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T19:58:51","slug":"video-evidence-north-carolina-criminal-trials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/video-evidence-north-carolina-criminal-trials\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Evidence in North Carolina Criminal Trials"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"relative basis-auto flex-col -mb-(--composer-overlap-px) [--composer-overlap-px:28px] grow flex overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"relative h-full\">\n<div class=\"flex h-full flex-col overflow-y-auto thread-xl:pt-(--header-height) [scrollbar-gutter:stable_both-edges]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm thread-xl:pt-header-height pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"da197807-d7b4-4907-b1ed-7ac51da46183\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-50\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"52cbf420-5cb1-49bd-b233-99a8f0794738\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-thinking\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\">\n<h1 data-start=\"433\" data-end=\"1044\">When is video evidence admissible?<\/h1>\n<p data-start=\"433\" data-end=\"1044\"><em><strong>Quick Take:<\/strong><\/em> In <em>North Carolina vs. Ramsey<\/em> (COA25-145, filed Oct. 1, 2025), the Court of Appeals approved admission of a short cell-phone clip for illustrative purposes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"433\" data-end=\"1044\">Eyewitness testified it fairly and accurately depicted what was observed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/video-evidence-north-carolina-criminal-trials\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Video Evidence in North Carolina Criminal Trials\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When is video evidence admissible? 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