In McKeehan v. State, defendant McKeehan was found guilty by a jury of robbery with a firearm, grand theft, aggravated assault with a firearm, and kidnapping with intent to commit a felony. All of these crimes were purportedly committed at a Sleep Inn Motel in Orlando. At the trial, an officer was permitted to orally identify the defendant from a security video from a different motel where other crimes had occurred. The video from the other motel was not shown, and the officer's identification of the defendant was important to the state's case. The reviewing court decided that:

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The best choice is D because the original video should have been admitted, and the failure to do so violated the best evidence rule. This means that the evidence presented was not the best available and may have been subject to alteration or manipulation. As a result, the conviction was reversed. Option A is incorrect because the failure to introduce the original video was an error. Option B is incorrect because there may be exceptions to the state statute, but the best evidence rule still applies. Option C is incorrect because the video was not improperly admitted solely because of a lack of evidence that it was taken correctly.

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