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Government

Oct. 11, 2012

Justices weigh admissibility of red light camera photos

A brewing California Supreme Court case is expected to determine how local governments can use the images of drivers captured by the machines perched atop intersections in scores of municipalities.


By Henry Meier


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Is RoboCop's word in court subject to verification by those who built and maintain him?


It may not be a battle over the admissibility of cyborgs' statements at trial, but lawyers are waging an intensifying war over the handling of evidence collected by red light traffic cameras.


A brewing state Supreme Court case is expected to determine how local governments can use the images of d...

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