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Figure 1.8 The.point.of.litigation.is.to.weigh.the.evidence.and.mete.
out.justice.
So,.to.affect.justice.a.court.of.law.has.to.establish,.as.best.
as.possible,.what.happened,.when.it.happened,.how.it.hap-
pened,.and.to.whom,.or.by.whose.actions.
Let's.think.about.each.of.those.points.one.at.a.time.in.the.
light.of.electronic.evidence.
How. might. one. decide. what. happened. using. electronic.
data?.There.are.myriad.ways.depending.on.the.case,.so.let's.
look.at.some.examples.
If.you.are.lucky.enough.to.live.in.one.of.those.wonderful.
communities. that. adopted. red. light. cameras. and. you. get. a.
ticket.for.going.through.a.red.light,.the.trafic.court.might.use.
a. digital. photo. of. your. license. plate. from. your. car. to. show.
that. what. happened. was. you. did. not. make. it. through. the.
intersection.on.time.
Sticking.with.your.automobile,.you.may.be.aware.(and.will.
certainly.be.so.by.the.time.you.inish.this.topic).that.almost.all.
modern.vehicles.have.computers.installed.that.not.only.help.
your.car.or.truck.run.right.and.save.gas,.but.also.keep.track.of.
a.lot.of.the.things.your.vehicle.is.doing,.such.as.speed.when.
you.are.in.a.crash,.braking.and.steering,.and.even.whether.
you.had.your.seatbelts.on..These.data.sets.are.increasingly.
