State v. Miller

As advances in modern technology make their way into the courtroom, the Judiciary—like the rest of society—must adapt. With increasing frequency, courtrooms are being outfitted with digital recording equipment and no longer use court reporters. That development presents new issues when juries ask for recorded testimony to be played back during their deliberations. To aid trial judges who respond to those requests, we offer certain guidelines for the playback of video-recorded witness testimony.

In this case, a jury found defendant Dashawn Miller guilty of seven counts related to the robbery of…