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Nov 20, 2017 criminal-law chain-of-custody dangerous-drugs evidence search-and-seizure supreme-court

When Evidence Is Tainted: Marking Seized Drugs and the Chain of Custody Rule

A Supreme Court ruling explains why failing to mark seized drugs immediately can break the chain of custody and lead to acquittal.