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Chain of Custody

By Baker Associates

Chain of custody is a concept that generally finds itself in the spotlight when a certain piece of evidence plays a critical role in a criminal trial. Two examples of when chain of custody issues would iris could occur when a blood test is the only piece of evidence that might link the defendant to intoxication in a murder trial or when a fluid sample is the only piece of evidence linking a defendant to a murder scene in a homicide trial. In such instances, it is of the utmost importance that a chain of custody be established that shows who was in possession of that piece of evidence at all times and how the evidence was handled from its discovery until trial.

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on March 04, 2011 (boomark / email).