A state-of-the-art courtroom designed to speed complex commercial cases is now up and running in Westchester County Supreme Court’s Commercial Division in White Plains. The courtroom, which serves as a forum for resolving complicated business disputes, has a tech-based evidence system that permits attorneys to display physical and electronic evidence — and witnesses to annotate the evidence. The courtroom will have secure wireless access…
Appellate Courts Should ‘Roll the Tape,’ Regardless of Review Standard Appellate review of the tape is necessary to evaluate sufficiency of the evidence. We continue to believe viewing the primary evidence, the source itself, is necessary and appropriate. In January, 2012, we stated our agreement with the dissent in State v. Diaz-Bridges, 208 N.J. 544 (2012). Justice Barry Albin, joined…
New Legislation Brings Change to Texas Court of Criminal Appeals The Texas Legislature recently amended Government Code Chapter 22, sub-chapter D by adding §22.303, which allows for the recording of certain court proceedings, most notably in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.[1] The Court of Criminal Appeals had previously enforced a strict no-camera policy.[2] If funds are available to cover…
The Supreme Court of India on Monday favoured audio and video recording of all court proceedings, including in the apex court complex, stressing that it will boost transparency. The top court observed that the constitutional courts in other countries have audio and video recording as it is not a matter of privacy of judges. A bench of Justices Adarsh Kumar…
