State v. Rossignol, 580 A.2d 152 (Me. 1990)
In the present case, the court examined the videotape and determined that, despite its poor sound quality, the entire videotape was admissible as evidence of the defendant's manner while answering questions and was probative on the question of duress and coercion.
Other courts have recognized that videotapes, unlike audio tapes, have evidentiary value beyond the spoken word. Pictures may indeed be worth more than words. In State v. Wilson, 220 Kan. 341, 347, 552 P.2d 931, 937 (1976), the court upheld the admission of a videotape showing the demeanor of the parties during a confession "even though portions thereof may not have been first quality reproductions of what was said and done."
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