In the case of Underwood v. State, the defendant was indicted for capital murder. The indictment charged that the defendant murdered the victim by shooting her with a pistol during the course of a kidnapping. The jury returned a verdict of guilty and found that the defendant should be sentenced to death. On appeal, the defendant argued that the introduction of the videotape of the crime scene depicting the victim's body outweighed the tape's probative value, and the introduction of numerous gruesome photographs outweighed their probative value. What were the comments of the court concerning the general rule relating to the admissibility of gruesome photographs? What factors must the judge consider when deciding on the admissibility of gruesome photographs? Do the same standards apply to determining admissibility of videotapes? Were the videotapes and the photographs properly admitted by the trial court in this case?

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The Answer of In the case of Underwood v. State, the defendant was indicted for capital murder. The indictment charged that the defendant murdered the victim by shooting her with a pistol during the course of a kidnapping. The jury returned a verdict of guilty and found that the defendant should be sentenced to death. On appeal, the defendant argued that the introduction of the videotape of the crime scene depicting the victim's body outweighed the tape's probative value, and the introduction of numerous gruesome photographs outweighed their probative value. What were the comments of the court concerning the general rule relating to the admissibility of gruesome photographs? What factors must the judge consider when deciding on the admissibility of gruesome photographs? Do the same standards apply to determining admissibility of videotapes? Were the videotapes and the photographs properly admitted by the trial court in this case?

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