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Appeals court pressed on video authentication and whether to await SJC guidance in Commonwealth v. Sigman
Summary
In Commonwealth v. Sigman (24-P-378) the panel questioned authentication of a surveillance video offered at trial and whether the Appeals Court should stay or vacate firearm convictions pending related Supreme Judicial Court decisions about licensure evidence; defense counsel asked the court to await SJC rulings while the Commonwealth said video
The Massachusetts Appeals Court on March 6 heard argument in Commonwealth v. Sigman (24-P-378), a criminal appeal that raised authentication of surveillance video used at trial and whether two firearm-related convictions should be vacated now or held pending the Supreme Judicial Court’s decisions in related cases.
William Corman, counsel for the defendant, said the jury-waived (bench) trial record included a potential gap in proving the chain of custody and authentication for the video: officers testified they viewed the original video on a homeowner’s device, a copy on…
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