Attorneys expect new law requiring videotaped interrogations will help both sides
Included in this year’s New York State budget is a change to the law that now requires all law enforcement agencies to video record interrogations with individuals accused of serious crimes — a move that has been long pushed for by the NYS Bar Association (NYSBA).
“This measure supports fundamental fairness and justice for all New Yorkers by helping both to prevent unjustified prosecutions or wrongful convictions and to secure convictions of those who have committed crimes,” said NYSBA President Sharon Stern Gerstman.