One the technology's developers, Electronic Data Systems, claims it speeds-up the process of distributing evidence to court officials and legal representatives. Instead of being passed around the court manually, documentary, photographic, audio and video evidence are distributed to purpose-built displays used by court participants.
Court authorities had estimated that the Snowtown murder trial would to take 12 to 18 months to complete as the court worked through 7,000 pieces of evidence and 1,500 witness statements. EDS claims the trial will be shortened by around 10 to 14 weeks
EDS said in a statement that courts would slash the average of seven minutes, according to its figures, required to distribute a piece of evidence to all relevant parties in a courtroom. It claims the new technology would deliver evidence to court participants instantaneously.
"Cutting the trial length by several months makes a big difference to what will already be a huge commitment by the jurors," said EDS courtroom solution architect, Diana Gardner.
Court authorities said that the new technology would save costs and make court proceedings more inclusive for the jury, defendants and the public.
thank you for giving me incite into what is happening in this case, i'm supposed to get informatin regularly but i get it too late , I am the mother of one of the victims , so I am anxious to get it all over and done with, it is not fair to us as we have put our loved ones to rest, but they wont let us put things behind us ,
thanks again