Does evidence mean anything to a jury which has already made up its mind, and is determined to lynch the accused?
(I can't think of a case which is a better of example of a need for a change of venue--like to Alaska, for example (where nobody cares about the race of the accused or the supposed victim, and race won't get in the way of a fair trial);
but unfortunately Durham is so screwed up I am even dubious that the judge in the case will permit a change of venue of any kind (even if it's only to another jurisdiction in NC).
In Durham ; this might be tried as rape to whomever has to watch the video.[sarc]
LOL!