Can i use a voice recording as evidence?
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Can i use a voice recording as evidence?
My brother us being bullied at
school and he has a voice
recording of him being bullied.
Can it be used as evidence?
Asked on September 7, 2016 under Personal Injury, Florida
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
Assuming that your brother was the one who taped/recorded it, while having a "conversation" with the bully (or at least being the one that the bully was bullying/yelling at), then it was legal to make the recording and it can be used in evidence. Your state is what is known as a "one party consent" state, which means that a conversation can be recorded by one of the participants in the conversation.
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