Trial Thread 4/26/2012

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~n/t~ said:
9:50
Mike Knoll: Interesting tidbit from colleague Chip Martin - he says that if Rafferty is going to be called to testify, it is required that he testify first, before any other defence witnesses. So we will know soon if Rafferty is going to testify.

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Wow, have never heard this. I thought the defendant usually testified last. I wonder why they're required to testify first.
 
Avery Moore ‏ @AveryFreeFMNews
Lanna has given evidence in 18 court proceedings, including a number of homicide trials. He is a certified forensic video analyst. #Rafferty

Avery Moore ‏ @AveryFreeFMNews
The Crown's last witness is Special Const. Gerald Lanna. He is a forensic video expert for the OPP. #Rafferty

Avery Moore ‏ @AveryFreeFMNews
Jury back in the court room. Crown expected to call a Constable who will do a review of surveillance video already seen in court. #Rafferty
 
Heeney permits Lanna to give opinion evidence.

RaffertyLFP: Lanna was called in to analyze videos including the CASS surveillance, gas station and Home Depot videos from April 8 2009

Lanna joined the Tori investigation to examine a series of videos.

Videos were from CASS, Esso and BMO in Woodstock, Petro Canada and Home Depot in Guelph.

He also analyzed pictures of Rafferty and McClintic.
 
Steven D'Souza ‏ @cbcsteve
Lanna has extensive qualifications, teaches and has testified at more than a dozen trials as a video expert #sl

Steven D'Souza ‏ @cbcsteve
Court resumes at #Rafferty trial. OPP Special Cst. Gerald Lanna, a certified forensic video analyst, is the Crown's final witness #sl
 
CarrieBean said:
Wow, have never heard this. I thought the defendant usually testified last. I wonder why they're required to testify first.
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It was answered in a subsequent question. IMO so they're not influenced by other witness testimony.
 
RaffertyLFP: Lanna explains that security videos are typically recorded on hard drives by different manufacturers - not easily accessible

RaffertyLFP: Lanna said videos are decoded into a universal format that investigating officers can easily use

All video is now digital, not on tape, Lanna says.
 
~n/t~ said:
Me thinks his defenders are getting desperate, moo
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I doubt they were his defenders, no doubt, they were two people who came up with the idea capturing a picture/video that they weren't supposed to have and sell it to the highest bidder. - JMO
 
RaffertyLFP: Lanna explains that most security videos are usually compressed so they can fit on to the hard drive

Lanna explains video compression to the jury.

Lanna crumpled a piece if paper to explain video compression/quality.

RaffertyLFP: Lanna said when the videos are taken out of the compressed format they can lose quality and need analysis from an expert
 
nobodyzgirl said:
I doubt they were his defenders, no doubt, they were two people who came up with the idea capturing a picture/video that they weren't supposed to have and sell it to the highest bidder. - JMO
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Were the two charged for taking photos?
 
Steven D'Souza ‏ @cbcsteve
Lanna is going through the definition and description of forensic video analysis #sl
 
RaffertyLFP: Lanna explains that the video will be broken down for frame-by-frame analysis

Decoding video is now being explained.

RaffertyLFP: Court will first deal with CASS videos starting with initial "vehicle of interest" Lanna asked to determine if matched Rafferty's Civic
 
RaffertyLFP: Lanna said he removed color from the three videos of subject car because "colour fools the eyes

Lanna doesn't see evidence before analyzing video. Hopes to prove different issues with just video.

He only looked at Rafferty's Honda Civic in black and white to start.
 
Avery Moore ‏ @AveryFreeFMNews
Lanna says he was asked to compare videos of the vehicles to decide if they were in the same "class" as #Rafferty's 2003 Honda Civic.

Avery Moore ‏ @AveryFreeFMNews
Lanna was asked to compare 3 video segments of a vehicle of interest from cameras near Tori's school. #Rafferty
 
He first looked at the CASS videos. Looked for Rafferty's Honda Civic.

Showing a page of Lanna's report.

There are 33 images of the video, in screen captured frames.
 
Steven D'Souza ‏ @cbcsteve
Lanna analyzed the CASS security video to determine if the car spotted belonged to Michael #Rafferty. Removed colour from video to help #sl
 
RaffertyLFP: After some long technical explanations court is sees frame-by-frame video of car of interest on Fyfe Avenue April 8 captured by CASS cameras

First frame shows camera six at CASS. A vehicle of interest is on the screen.

RaffertyLFP: The second video car segment was shot at 3:05 pm, the first at 9:04 am Lanna compares the two to establish if it was same car

The same black and white technique was used on other CASS videos of vehicles of interest. "Colour fools the eye", Lanna says.
 
Avery Moore ‏ @AveryFreeFMNews
A black and white version of the video taken from the high school is being shown in court, as Lanna explains the car's features.


Steven D'Souza ‏ @cbcsteve
Lanna compared 3 separate CASS videos. He's explaining now the technical process involved in analyzing the video #sl
 
Avery Moore ‏ @AveryFreeFMNews
Lanna is comparing cars seen in the videos. Points out car's dark rims, tone of car to draw connections to #Rafferty's car
 
The vehicle of interest pass through the security camera field of vision slower than other vehicles do, according to Lanna.

The decelerating vehicle goes through the area at 3:50 pm.

The suspicious vehicle was captured in the same place three separate times. Lanna calls that "fortunate".

RaffertyLFP: Lanna said he also used image overlay of three separate videos of car to do a comparison
 
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