Prova em vídeo e o standard probatório exigido para a condenação penal

Abstract

The development of new technologies from the twentieth century led to profound changes in information processing in society. This technological progress reached Judiciary growing with the increased use of visual media as a form of evidence and persuasion. This dissertation specially focuses on video evidence due to its high power of persuasion, and discusses whether jurists would be qualified to handle this kind of visual evidence, when traditionally are more familiar with the written evidence. The main problem, however, concerns the ability of video evidence to meet the standard of proof used in criminal cases, that is, the standard of proof beyond all reasonable doubt.