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The chain of custody form shall at least include the following information: Unique identifier. Name and signature of the sample collector. Official address and contact number. Name of the recipient. Laboratorys address. Details of each sample, including: Unique identifier and matrix.
Challenging Chain of Custody An experienced criminal defense attorney can attack each link in the chain of custody, seeking to identify any irregularities or discrepancies in the timeline or documentation or challenging how the evidence was labeled, stored, tested, or transported.
If there are discrepancies in the evidences handling or unexplained changes in the physical evidence, it means that there is a breaking of the chain of custody. For instance, the records show that the evidence was missing for a certain period.
What Information Should be Included in a Chain of Custody Document? Date and time of collection. Location of collection. Name of investigator(s) Name or owner of the media or computer. Reason for collection. Matter name or case number. Type of media. Serial number of media if available.
A typical defense strategy is to attack the sufficiency of the prosecutors chainlink by link. The defense might do this by showing an irregularity or discrepancy in the timeline or documentation, or challenging how the item was stored, labeled, or tested.
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Establishing a strict chain of custody is necessary during forensic laboratory testing, in which tried-and-tested security protocols (such as tamper-proof sealing) ensure the integrity of all physical evidence. However, additional documentation strategies may be required as digital evidence becomes more common.
The chain of custody is a recorded means of verifying where the evidence has travelled and who handled it before the trial. The reason for establishing a chain of custody is to prevent substitution of, tampering with, mistaking the identity of, damaging, altering, contaminating, misplacing or falsifying the evidence.
Chain of Custody Form Information reported on this form might include: A description of the electronic evidence, often including file names or hardware information. Methods for collecting that evidence, such as seizing physical assets. Details about physical locations in which digital evidence has been stored.

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