New law enforcement device shows crime scene in 3D

CHATTANOOGA — New three-dimensional research will in the near future allow Chattanooga police to take jurors on a visual trip past the yellow crime scene tape, to the scene of a fatal shooting.

The best innovation available for documenting

"It’s now the best innovation available for documenting and recording crime scenes," said GBI Special Agent Jerry Scott.

In court, the innovation is an answer to what District Attorney Bill Cox describes as a " ‘CSI’ effect" among modern jurors, many of whom are used to a steady diet of crime and courtroom dramas.

Aerial view when we’ve never left the ground

"We can get an aerial view when we’ve never left the ground," Whitfield said. "We can be standing in front of a building, and at that time be looking out from one of its windows. We can see things we’ve never been able to see earlier."