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Chain of Custody
(redirected from Chain of evidence)

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Chain of Custody
A formally documented continuity of possession, and proof of integrity of evidence collected, which establishes each person having custody/being in possession of the evidence

chain of custody
Chain of evidence Forensic medicine A formally documented continuity of possession, and proof of integrity of evidence collected, which establishes each person having custody/being in possession of the evidence; Note: The CoC is the path that objects–eg bullets, knives or clinical specimens–eg semen specimen in rape must take for these materials to be legally accepted as evidence in court. See Admissible evidence, Rape, SART.


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However, when a clandestine race-fixing ring is unveiled at the track, Horatio's chain of evidence again leads to Russian mobster Ivan Sarnoff.
However, when a clandestine race-fixing ring is unveiled at the track, Horatio's chain of evidence again leads to Russian mobster Ivan Sarnoff.
However, when a clandestine race-fixing ring is unveiled at the track, Horatio's chain of evidence again leads to Russian mobster Ivan Sarnoff.
 
 
 
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