Motion pictures can be admitted if the authenticity and accuracy of portrayal is established by laying an adequate foundation. This means that the party offering the motion picture as evidence must prove its reliability, such as by presenting testimony from the person who filmed it or from an expert who can verify its authenticity.

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Question 34

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Motion pictures are:

A) never allowed in evidence, because they are too easily altered.
B) generally admitted if the authenticity and accuracy of portrayal is established by laying an adequate foundation.
C) admissible at the trial only if they are sound as well as motion pictures.
D) never admissible if they show the defendant re-enacting the crime and admitting that he or she committed the crime in the manner depicted.

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