AI automatically flags over 50 legally significant moments in every recording — excessive force, late or missing Miranda warnings, inconsistencies with the police report, witness statements officers never documented, and exculpatory details buried hours deep. You get a searchable, time-coded map of everything that matters before you watch a single frame.
Prosecution offices deploy AI-powered video analysis platforms, forensic enhancement tools, and digital evidence management systems as standard infrastructure. Defense counsel gets a folder of MP4 files. The use of force that wasn't in the report, the witness statement the officer didn't mention, the Miranda warning that came too late — those moments decide the case. But finding them without the right tools means incomplete review, missed exculpatory evidence, and Brady violations you can't catch.
"Found a discrepancy between the officer's report and the footage that changed the entire trajectory of the case."— Chris M., Criminal Defense Attorney
No editing software, no settings to learn. BodyCam Defense handles the full evidence lifecycle so you can focus on the law, the facts, and the defense.
Drop in bodycam, dashcam, surveillance, or interview footage — all common video and audio formats. Multi-hour recordings, full depositions, and extended interviews are handled without issue.
Tell the system what matters to your case — "find where our client was first seen by police," "when does the use of force begin," "any statements made before Miranda." Your paralegal can handle this step.
You get a word-for-word audio transcript and a scene-by-scene visual description — both searchable, both timestamped. Surface inconsistencies between the officer's report and the footage, bookmark exculpatory moments, build cross-examination outlines, and organize every finding into issue and witness lists. Walk into court with the evidence mastered.
Enter up to five questions at upload — "find where our client first appears on camera," "when does the use of force begin," "any statements made before Miranda." BodyCam Defense flags every relevant moment and lets you step through them chronologically.
The full transcript remains searchable indefinitely. As discovery expands and your theory shifts, search every word again — no re-processing, no new upload.
Every video produces two synchronized transcripts. The audio transcript is diarized and verbatim: every officer, suspect, and witness, timestamped, with cross-talk and [inaudible] captured. The visual transcript describes the scene segment by segment — factual, court-appropriate language.
Beyond your five review questions, BodyCam Defense analyzes the entire recording and automatically tags dozens of event types — the moments that decide criminal and civil-rights cases. A gunshot, a use of force, someone screaming, a visible injury — detected and waiting.
After a recording is processed, ask it questions in plain language — "how many officers arrived," "when was the Miranda warning read," "did anyone request medical attention" — and get a timestamped answer back, with a one-click jump to the cited moment.
Bookmark and highlight the moments that matter and group them into issue lists and witness lists. This is evidence organized for use during the case — to question a witness on the stand, to show a judge or jury a specific moment, and to show a client exactly what the footage holds when you discuss a plea.
The officer's report says one thing. The footage shows another. BodyCam Defense gives you both, side by side, searchable and timestamped — so you find every discrepancy before you walk into court, not during cross.
Search the transcript for the exact claim from the police report and see what the footage actually shows at that moment.
Bookmark the inconsistencies, organize them into issue lists, and walk into the courtroom with the exact timestamps ready.
Once you bookmark a moment, it stays organized and instantly accessible — with the exact timestamp, context, and issue tag ready for trial.
Hours of footage hold moments that change a case — a statement no one flagged, a detail the report left out, a timeline that doesn't add up. BodyCam Defense helps you catch them before they slip through.
The AI flags witness statements, officer admissions, and physical evidence that may be favorable to your client — even if the prosecution doesn't highlight them. Every flagged moment is timestamped and one click away.
When the officer's report says "subject was aggressive" but the footage shows hands on the steering wheel, you need to know. Search the transcript for the exact claim and compare it against the visual record.
Every word and every scene is timestamped. When the report says Miranda was "immediate," you can check the exact second it happened — and the gap between arrest and advisement.
Your evidence deserves serious infrastructure. BodyCam Defense is built on enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure with the controls that handling sensitive evidence requires.
Transcription runs on HIPAA-compliant AI infrastructure under a signed Business Associate Agreement. Your data never leaves the secure cloud boundary, and is never used to train AI models.
Every file is encrypted at rest with managed keys and stored in a private bucket with no public access. All transfers are encrypted over TLS.
Storage versioning keeps an audit trail for every file you upload. Nothing about your footage is public, and nothing leaves the secure cloud boundary.
Across the country, more than 90% of criminal defendants in many counties are indigent. BodyCam Defense is a reimbursable expert expense — the state pays for it, just like DNA analysts, forensic accountants, and accident reconstructionists. You use it. The state covers it.
Under Ake v. Oklahoma, indigent defendants have a constitutional right to expert assistance. Under Strickland v. Washington, counsel has a duty to investigate — and in an era where 80%+ of cases involve bodycam footage, that means thorough video analysis. Courts routinely authorize $300–$600/hour for DNA analysts. BodyCam Defense starts at $35/hour.
State indigent defense statutes authorize reimbursement for expert and investigative services that are "reasonably necessary." The Federal Criminal Justice Act (18 U.S.C. § 3006A) uses the same flexible standard. Neither excludes technology expenses.
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No per-seat fees. No feature gates. Every account gets the full platform.
Pay as you go — only pay for the footage you transcribe.
No contract — cancel any time.
Flat monthly rate with 5 hours included — best for regular caseloads.
Cancel any time — no long-term commitment.
The plans above are priced for private practice. Tell us about your office and we'll follow up with volume pricing.
Yes — built for the sensitivity of criminal defense evidence. All footage is stored in encrypted private storage with no public access. Transcription runs on HIPAA-compliant AI infrastructure under a signed Business Associate Agreement. Your data never leaves the secure cloud boundary, is never shared with other accounts, and is never used to train AI models.
Your footage lives in a private, encrypted storage bucket — no public access, no shared drives. Versioning is enabled for a complete audit trail. Only your account's users can access your recordings, and the footage is processed solely to produce your transcripts. Nothing is exposed externally.
Standard processing completes within 24 hours — most recordings finish well before that. Need results for a hearing tomorrow? Select immediate processing at upload and your transcript is ready in minutes. From there, every word is searchable, every key moment is flagged, and you can start building cross-examination outlines immediately.
Multi-hour recordings are fully supported — hour-plus depositions, extended interview-room sessions, and lengthy bodycam files are all within range. If the prosecution disclosed it, you can upload it.
Absolutely — that is the design. No training required. A paralegal uploads the footage, enters your investigation questions, and builds out the bookmarks, issue lists, and witness lists. What reaches your desk is organized, timestamped work product. The legwork is delegated; the judgment stays with you.
Yes. Attach up to five investigation questions at upload — for example, "find where our client first appears on camera," "when does the use of force begin," or "any statements made before Miranda." Every relevant segment is flagged and waiting for you to step through chronologically.
The audio transcript captures every speaker, timestamped, with cross-talk and [inaudible] passages marked honestly rather than guessed at. The visual transcript describes what the camera sees — factual and neutral, never inferring intent. Every line is editable, and edits are tracked against the original for a transparent record.
All common video and audio formats — whatever the prosecution disclosed, you can upload it. Bodycam, dashcam, surveillance, jail calls, witness interviews, and voicemails all work the same way.
Yes — edit any line inline and rename speakers across the entire transcript. Every edit is tracked against the original, so if opposing counsel questions the transcript's accuracy, you have a clear audit trail showing what the AI produced and what you corrected.
BodyCam Defense accelerates your investigation and cross-examination preparation — it does not replace your professional judgment. Use it to find the moments that matter, build your impeachment outlines, and organize evidence. Always verify any quote against the source footage before relying on it at trial.
Two plans, same features. Basic is $50/hr pay-as-you-go — card on file, charged monthly for what you use. Pro is $200/mo flat with 5 hours included and $35/hr after that. Both are billed by the minute and invoiced per case, so you have a clean expense receipt for reimbursement filings.
See how BodyCam Defense turns raw video evidence into searchable, organized, courtroom-ready case files — with every inconsistency surfaced and every moment at your fingertips. Try it on real clips, no signup required.