Hey Kly, what do you think about this? During an episode of The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon was in traffic court and challenged his citation because he could not confront the witness against him - a red light camera. Would such a contention hold any water?
Sheldon is pretty creative, but the Confrontation Clause no more applies to traffic light cameras as it does to breathalizers in DUI cases. But like breathalizer machines, in order to admit the results of the traffic cameras, there must be some evidence, usually documentary in nature, to establish that the mechanism is properly maintained and calibrated to ensure a reliable result.
