Ouellette Defense Expert Calls Life360 Unreliable but Admits He Never Reviewed the Data | Pt 21

The defense's expert told the jury Life360 is not reliable for speed or location. Then the State asked what data in this case he had looked at. This is the Life360 Trial, State of Connecticut v. Cooper Ouellette, in New Britain. Ouellette is charged with manslaughter in the death of 17-year-old Sophie R. in May 2023, and is presumed innocent. The State's case leans on Life360 phone data. Here the State rests, and the defense calls its first witness: a digital forensics expert who says that data cannot carry the weight. Watch both halves. On direct, he explains why a phone is not a GPS unit. On cross, the State goes straight at what he reviewed, and gets "That is correct" again and again. I think the jury has to weigh the opinion and the homework behind it separately. We're not the jury; only the jurors decide. --- WATCH WITH JUSTICE 0:00:00 What this video is, and a preview 0:00:46 to 0:02:52 - Video starts: Jury out, the State asks the judge to bar the defense expert: he never looked at this case's data. "The objections overruled." 0:02:52 to 0:04:22 - The jury returns, the State has rested, and the defense calls its first witness by video from Michigan. 0:04:22 to 0:08:55 - Who he is: a former Michigan State Police digital forensics analyst who uses Life360 himself. 0:08:55 to 0:10:00 - His opinion: Life360 "is not reliable enough" for location or speed, and the app's own help page says so. 0:10:00 to 0:13:45 - Why a phone is not a GPS unit: a small handset against an airplane's antenna, and what weakens the signal. 0:13:45 to 0:18:17 - 250 miles an hour in reverse. What an expert should do with a reading like that. 0:18:17 to 0:20:29 - The State's cross: $450 an hour, he asked for the raw data, never got it, never analyzed it. 0:20:29 to 0:23:06 - He gave his opinion before seeing any of this case's data, and never returned the State's call or email. 0:23:06 to 0:28:08 - The State confronts him with his October testimony. Today, he still has not reviewed the phone files. 0:28:08 to 0:33:17 - Never worked at Life360. Then his own positions: phones locate within a few feet, and he has warned about tracking. 0:33:17 to 0:35:29 - Can a phone show how fast a truck was moving? "I said yes." And he uses Life360 for his own family. 0:35:29 to 0:39:26 - The defense pulls it back: general location, not speed, and no case he knows of used it for accuracy. 0:39:26 to 0:41:35 - The day the app put his son out on Lake Superior. Then he is thanked and the judge calls a break. --- COMPLETE CASE COVERAGE justiceisaprocess.com SUBSCRIBE for daily trial coverage and hit the notification bell so you never miss testimony. JOIN to unlock the Case Notebook powered by NotebookLM, where you can chat with the evidence, ask questions about testimony, and go deeper than any comment section allows. CASE BACKGROUND REPORT: https://justiceisaprocess.com/ct-v-co... Complete case overview including the charges, the timeline, the key players, and the legal questions this trial raises. State of Connecticut v. Cooper Ouellette. Connecticut Superior Court in New Britain, Judge Chris Pelosi presiding. Ouellette, of Harwinton, is charged with first-degree manslaughter and delivery of alcohol to a minor in the May 20, 2023 death of Sophie R., 17, of Burlington, after a party in Terryville. Prosecutors allege she fell from or was struck by his pickup truck; the judge has ruled that Life360 phone location data may be shown to the jury, and the defense disputes its reliability. Ouellette has pleaded not guilty. Evidence is set to begin October 29, 2026. He is presumed innocent unless and until the State proves each charge beyond a reasonable doubt. LATEST ARTICLE: https://justiceisaprocess.com/desk-20... PLAYLISTS AND RESOURCES Website: https://justiceisaprocess.com/coverag... Full Trial Live Broadcasts:    • Connecticut v. Cooper Ouellette: Full Tria...   No Breaks Edition:    • Connecticut v. Cooper Ouellette: No Breaks...   Trial Analysis Podcast:    • Connecticut v. Cooper Ouellette: Case Stor...   Key Moments and Testimony:    • Connecticut v. Cooper Ouellette: Key Momen...   Commentary:    • Connecticut v. Cooper Ouellette: Commentary   Subscribe for Daily Coverage:    / @justiceisaprocess   FAIR USE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE This content is produced under Fair Use (17 U.S.C. 107) for news reporting, criticism, and educational purposes. We provide transformative commentary on public court proceedings, advancing public understanding of the judicial process through timestamps, analysis, and educational context. #JusticeIsAProcess #Life360Trial #CooperOuellette