EVIDENTIARY VALUE OF VIDEOS IN THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE OF RUSSIA AND USA: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
The article shows the place of the video evidence in criminal proceedings of the United States. During the preliminary investigation it has no evidentiary value - this is the general rule for all materials collected in this period. In court, the video becomes evidence, as a subspecies of photographs. Video introduce into the process by a testimony of a person who provides them. For videos of investigative procedures such witness is a police officer. A distinctive feature of American justice is the lack of strict requirements for the form and the procedure for obtaining evidence and the utmost attention to their contents. The video is no exception. An assessment of its content is carried out in accordance with the Federal Rules of Evidence, and the process of obtaining should not violate the rights of citizens. The main features of the procedural status of the video in the United States are discussed in comparison with his Russian counterpart. As the lack of domestic experience noted the absence of evidentiary value at the video investigation. In order to solve the problem proposed to make minor changes to the Code of Criminal Procedure.