What is the reliability of surveillance records obtained from a police surveillance system?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. M. (D.L.), 1999 ABQB 875 (CanLII):
The reliability of the video-taped surveillance records also appears to meet the general test cited in Ares v. Venner (1970), 1970 CanLII 5 (SCC), S.C.R., 608, namely: - (1) The record or entry must have been made contemporaneously with the events recorded; (2) The record must be made by someone with personal knowledge of the matters; (3) The record must be made by someone under a duty to make them. III CONCLUSION
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