The recording of the coercive interrogation gave Thomas a not-guilty verdict in his son's 2008 death, and Thomas says New York can avoid other false confessions by requiring all police departments to record video of police interrogations from start to finish. A group of New York public defenders and criminal defense organizations on Monday pushed for an Assembly bill that would require police interviews regarding violent felonies be recorded on video, saying full documentation protects both the police from accusations of wrongdoing and the wrongfully accused from coercion. Al O'Connor, of the New York State Defenders Association, said Cuomo's legislation is a good step toward police accountability, but it's "strewn with loopholes," including allowing police discretion over when a suspect is considered "in custody" or not.