Photographs and videotapes are demonstrative __________because they portray (demonstrate) objects, persons, or events not in the courtroom.

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Photographs and videotapes are considered evidence because they are tangible items that can be presented to the court and used to prove or disprove a fact at issue. They are not hearsay because they are not being offered to prove the truth of any matter asserted in the photograph or video.

Photographs and Videotapes Are Demonstrative __________Because They Portray (Demonstrate) Objects