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Andrew Brown

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StarMetro employee who authenticated July 18, 2014 bus footage.

AppearedGarcia–Magbanua
81 lines·5 proceedings

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Andrew Brown, a StarMetro employee, explained how the city-bus camera system operated and retained footage. He testified that the cameras on buses 505 and 707 were working on July 18, 2014, and identified State's Exhibit 125 as fair and accurate copies of images collected from those buses. The court admitted the exhibit without objection.

On cross-examination, Brown described two occupants in the Prius footage, including a passenger in a white shirt visible for roughly five to ten seconds. He said the footage did not clearly show the driver's identity, the passenger's face, clothing details, tattoos, or anything the passenger held. He also agreed that the version shown to the jury was not the original because separate videos had been combined and circles or highlights had been added. After defense counsel requested a Richardson hearing concerning the enhanced video, the court reserved the issue pending testimony from the next witness.

The State later recalled Brown to identify State's Exhibit 173 as the full footage from both buses, without circles or smaller clips. During voir dire, he testified that he watched the footage being transferred to the thumb drive and was certain it matched the material StarMetro provided in 2014. The court admitted Exhibit 173 without objection.

Trial Record (5)

GMGarcia–MagbanuaSep 26, 2019 – Oct 11, 2019Called by prosecution

Andrew Brown, a StarMetro employee, authenticated footage collected from two city buses and later identified a full, unannotated version of that footage. Cross-examination addressed the limited identifying detail in the Prius video and the edits added to the version shown to the jury.

Day 1

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Summary

Brown described limited visibility of Prius occupants and said the jury video was an altered, annotated version; the court reserved on a defense discovery objection.

Highlights (4)

testimony highlightBrown testified that the bus footage showed two occupants in the Prius but did not allow him to see the driver clearly, the back seat, the passenger's face, or other identifying details.Open in transcript →Watch this moment ▶
evidence eventBrown said the video shown to the jury was not the original footage; it had been combined from separate videos and included circles or highlights around the vehicle.Open in transcript →Watch this moment ▶
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Summary

Brown authenticated unannotated original bus footage as the State sought to admit Exhibit 173; defense requested voir dire.

Highlights (1)

evidence eventAfter Brown confirmed that the thumb drive contained the full original footage from the two buses without circles, the State requested admission of State's Exhibit 173; defense counsel requested voir dire before any ruling appears in this proceeding.Open in transcript →Watch this moment ▶