A police officer's identification of an accused person on CCTV footage is inadmissible opinion evidence where the officer is in no better position than the jury to make the identification. However, such error may not result in a substantial miscarriage of justice where the trial judge directs the jury that identification from the footage is a matter for them to decide, and there is other evidence capable of supporting the conviction.
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