Sisk v. State

232 Md. 155, 192 A.2d 108 (1963)

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Nature of the Case

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Facts

Sisk (D) was charged with obtaining money by false pretenses. He had cashed a check that did not belong to him. Straver was an investigator for the store where D cashed the check. Straver testified that the check was endorsed by 'Charles A. Neubert, Jr.,' and that when a check is cashed, a Regiscope machine numbers the check and simultaneously takes pictures of the check, the check cashier's identification, and the check casher. Straver was not present when the photograph was taken or developed. Therefore, he was unable to testify that the photographs correctly portrayed what was in front of the camera. D admitted that he was the person in the picture. However, he denied cashing the check. The picture was important because it represented the majority of the evidence against D. The evidence was admitted, and D was convicted. D appealed the admission of the photographs into evidence.