Q: Is using hidden videos taken of a caretaker who was caught on camera stealing from my mom admissible in court?
A few years back, I had installed cameras throughout my mother’s home(with her consent) to monitor her when I wasn’t home to make sure she was ok as she has early/mid stages of dementia. Recently she is needing more care and I need to hire a in home caregiver for a couple of hours and have heard horror stories of theft and elder abuse from some friends and was wondering .. if something like that took place at my mother’s home and was caught on video, would it be admissible in court?
A:
more info needed.
chances are they would be good but i would ask the DA who i assume is prosecuting them.
s/he will have all the info to make that determination
A: Yes. If you are willing to provide the foundation for its admission, i.e, the date, time, and authenticity of the recording, you can hand it over to law enforcement for the DA's use, or a lawyer for a civil suit.
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