Chain of Custody
The unbroken, documented record of who held an item of evidence, when, and what they did with it.
A gap weakens the record and cannot be rebuilt from memory; US courts usually treat it as going to weight, not automatic exclusion.
The unbroken, documented record of who held an item of evidence, when, and what they did with it.
A gap weakens the record and cannot be rebuilt from memory; US courts usually treat it as going to weight, not automatic exclusion.