Out-of-court inspections - 'A view'
Information
"A view" is an out-of-court inspection of a place or an object that is impossible to bring into court. For example, the judge (and the jury if it is a criminal case) and the parties may leave the court to go to inspect a large machine or a motor vehicle that is of importance to the case.
Rules
A view is admissible as evidence in a criminal case or a civil case. In most cases, it is not necessary to leave the court to examine a place or an object as a photograph or a video recording of the view in question will be acceptable to the court.
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