Can a lay witness give evidence that identifies a defendant in surveillance footage?

We begin with an overview of the applicable evidentiary rules. "A lay witness may offer opinion testimony if it is rationally based on the witness's perception and helpful to a clear understanding of the witness's testimony. (Evid. Code, 800.) '[T]he identity of a person is a proper subject of nonexpert opinion.' " (People v. Leon (2015) 61 Cal.4th 569, 601 (Leon).) Courts "have long upheld admission of testimony identifying defendants in surveillance footage," including such testimony from police

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