In an era when cameras are everywhere, video evidence is often integral to a criminal prosecution. As part of the state’s case in chief, it will often call on an eyewitness to lay a foundation and narrate portions of the video. Frequently, however, an eyewitness may not exist.Under the “silent witness theory,” a video may be admissible as substantive evidence, in the absence of eyewitness authentication, if there’s adequate proof of the reliability of the process that produced the recording.Under …