Dailey v. District of Columbia

SCHWELB, Associate Judge:

As technology advances, ingenious litigants demand, sometimes belatedly, that courts adopt and utilize more sophisticated procedures. In this appeal, we must decide whether there exists an obligation on the part of a trial judge to arrange, sua sponte, for the videotaping of his viewing of an automobile where the defense has requested him to inspect it. Holding that no such duty exists, we affirm.

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Following a bench trial, appellant Dailey was convicted of driving while intoxicated, D.C.Code § 40-716(b)(l) (1981), and operating after suspension of his license, §…