New York Court of Appeals · NY · United States · · 2026 NY Slip Op 00825 · No. 7
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Erie County relied entirely on hacked home-surveillance videos in child-protection proceedings. The Court of Appeals held the provenance, chain-of-custody gap, and lack of testimony from the camera operator or hacker made the foundation insufficient, excluding the videos and dismissing the petitions.
Rules cited: People v. Patterson · People v. Price · Family Court Act article 10
The court's finding, in its words
Because the foundation offered for the videos was insufficient, we hold that Family Court erred in admitting the videos into evidence and therefore reverse.
Verbatim; United States court documents are public domain.
New York Court of Appeals · NY · United States · · 2026 NY Slip Op 00825 · No. 7
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