Wilson v. Commonwealth

BUMGARDNER, Judge.

Elliott McCrae Wilson appeals his conviction of robbery and asserts the trial court erred by admitting a videotape taken during the robbery. He argues the Commonwealth failed to present evidence to prove that the video taping process was accurate. Concluding that the evidence properly authenticated the videotape, we affirm.

The victim, who does not speak English, went to a 7-11 store with his grandson. As he stood in the checkout line, the person standing behind him suddenly came around in front and struck him in the face. The victim fell to the floor as his attacker…