this A general rule holds that there uhould glue as few persons handling the
evidence as ptissiblc. I lime who have had custody nlcvulcnct: mint he
identiflcd. Became ll dmm is unly as.strong as its weakest link, tlu: clmm of
custody may he hrol-tcn or ‘v‘Uill(.’fiIhlC to attack. This is cspcuzxlly true it the
evidcncc has been tlillltiltlcll, tzmtpcrcd with. or found to he ttitsxitip during any
period of time that umnut he nucuuntcd for DNA testing tcclinulugy has undergonedramatic improvements in recent )iC8f\.Physical evidence in older cases can be
retested using modern techniques to detect DNA evidence, llowcvcr.evidence is frequently discarded in old cases or the chain of custody is less
rigorously protected alter the normal appeals process is complete.
evidence as ptissiblc. I lime who have had custody nlcvulcnct: mint he
identiflcd. Became ll dmm is unly as.strong as its weakest link, tlu: clmm of
custody may he hrol-tcn or ‘v‘Uill(.’fiIhlC to attack. This is cspcuzxlly true it the
evidcncc has been tlillltiltlcll, tzmtpcrcd with. or found to he ttitsxitip during any
period of time that umnut he nucuuntcd for DNA testing tcclinulugy has undergonedramatic improvements in recent )iC8f\.Physical evidence in older cases can be
retested using modern techniques to detect DNA evidence, llowcvcr.evidence is frequently discarded in old cases or the chain of custody is less
rigorously protected alter the normal appeals process is complete.
Respond to the following
a Do you think that chain of custody issues should be ignored if: convicted felon asks for DNA{aging with techniques unavailablemite titneoftheittitiat um? Why
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