Washington v. State

IRMA S. RAKER, Judge,

(Retired, specially assigned).

In this criminal case, we address the requirements of an adequate evidentiary foundation for the admission of a surveillance videotape. We shall reverse because the trial court erred in admitting the tape without an adequate foundation, and the error was not harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.

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Rory Washington was indicted by the Grand Jury for Baltimore City for the offenses of attempted murder in the first degree, attempted murder in the second degree, assault *645in the first degree, assault in the second degree, and three handgun violations. A…