City of Charleston v. Commissioners of Highways

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• noting that jurors were able to view same surveillance footage that officers watched as reason against admitting opinion testimony by officers about footage
• reversing conviction where improper lay opinion was \extensive\ and permeated prosecutor's closing argument
• police testimony that defendant's name had been \entered into the database as a [gang] associate\ inadmissible
• four officers identified defendant in video footage, one pointing out similarity to defendant's clothing before jury saw video recording
• error prejudicial where improperly admitted evidence of gang affiliation went to heart of Commonwealth's case and could have suggested to jury that defendant had criminal or violent propensities
• four officers' extensive lay opinion testimony on video evidence contributed to improper 36 prejudice

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