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posted by janrinok on Saturday April 05 2014, @07:03PM   Printer-friendly
from the I-would-have-been-here-earlier-but... dept.

The legality of red-light camera evidence in California is set to be reviewed by the California Supreme Court.

Ars Technica reports, the California Supreme Court is hearing the case in an attempt to answer three basic questions:

  1. What testimony, if any, regarding the accuracy and reliability of the automated traffic enforcement system (ATES) is required as a prerequisite to admission of the ATES-generated evidence?
  2. Is the ATES evidence hearsay?
  3. If so, do any exceptions apply?

Cameras in Ohio are also facing state supreme court scrutiny. The SCOTUS has been silent so far on traffic cameras but has previously ruled on the need to be able to be able to question diagnostic equipment operators to ensure a fair trial to avoid hearsay.

 
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  • (Score: 2) by fliptop on Saturday April 05 2014, @10:11PM

    by fliptop (1666) on Saturday April 05 2014, @10:11PM (#26846) Journal

    the land of taxing EVERYTHING including the rain

    I believe that was the last straw for my mom, who moved to South Carolina shortly after that tax was implemented. But, O'Malley got reelected somehow, so I guess they're reaping what they've sown.

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