In re Keena H.
Opinion of the Court
The court was not obligated to draw an adverse inference with respect to a surveillance videotape purportedly made at the store at which the incident occurred. There is no indication that the tape was ever in the presentment agency’s possession, and the agency had “no constitutional or statutory duty to acquire, or prevent the destruction of, evidence generated and possessed by private parties” (People v Banks, 2 AD3d 226, 226 [1st Dept 2003], lv denied 2 NY3d 737 [2004]). In any event, there was no evidence suggesting that the relevant portion of the incident even had been videotaped, and the testimony suggested otherwise (see People v Wright, 58 AD3d 543 [1st Dept 2009], lv denied 12 NY3d 823 [2009]). Concur — Tom, J.P., Sweeny, Acosta, DeGrasse and Richter, JJ.
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