Witness is familiar with the scene, etc. Witness recognizes the scene, etc. Therefore, the predicate for admission is the same. Witness is familiar with the scene, etc.
Witness recognizes the scene, etc.
In regard to videotape depositions, chain of custody is not a necessary element to establish a foundation for admissibility as it is with other videotapes because the stenographic records tends to prove the verity of the videotape. Witness who is familiar with the place or object, the subject of the view, and explains his familiarity. Witness recognizes the place or object, the subject of the view, and testifies that the scene or object the subject of the view is a place or object in issue and is what it purports to be. The place or object, the subject of the view, must currently be in the same or substantially similar condition as it was at the relevant time. The view must be relevant to an issue in the case.