the crux of the prosecution is that this violates wiretapping laws. They aren't concerned about the video portion but the audio portion. Maryland is a two party state where both parties have to consent to audio recordings.
The purpose of this is to cover private conversations, but again, the individual officer is not a private citizen at that point.
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