Lee
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The cameras did not belong to the establishment, but rather were put in place surreptitiously by the police pursuant to a warrant. They are therefore neither private property, nor in the hands of private citizens.
Whether or not the lawyers are successful at persuading the judge 1) that the tapes should not be admitted as evidence, and 2) that they should not be released, is a separate question. Tapes used in a criminal investigation normally are released to the public after a case is concluded, and that almost always happens if the tapes were actually used as evidence. I'm not aware of any exceptions to that.
If the tapes were not used as evidence because the judge excluded them, then whether or not the tapes are released to the public may depend on the reason they were excluded. I am personally aware of instances in which recordings/tapes/photos obtained by police during the course of a case were sealed permanently from public view.
I'm really tired of going around in circles with you, so...
Have a Blessed Evening!
I did not know they were the FBI's cameras, I agree then, that changes things. I thought they were security cameras, thus why I was arguing.
That said, I still think Kraft gets in trouble with the league no matter what.