How video evidence is presented in court can sway juror perception
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Video footage can play a crucial part in cases such as the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols. Depending on how the evidence is presented, among other factors, jurors can perceive events in a video in different ways. CU Boulder media scholar Sandra Ristovska explains on The Conversation.