question archive In considering the admissibility of DNA evidence taken from a dollar bill seized at a crime scene many years before, the trial court had to evaluate a variety of factors
In considering the admissibility of DNA evidence taken from a dollar bill seized at a crime scene many years before, the trial court had to evaluate a variety of factors
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In considering the admissibility of DNA evidence taken from a dollar bill seized at a crime scene many years before, the trial court had to evaluate a variety of factors. One objection that the defendant offered was the failure to show a complete and unaltered chain of custody for the dollar bill from the time of seizure until the time of testing. The trial court decision, which was upheld on appeal,
A. excluded the real evidence obtained from the dollar bill in the form of DNA because the evidence was extremely old and could have been contaminated in unknown ways.
B. excluded the DNA evidence because the state was unable to prove conclusively that the dollar bills had not been contaminated in any way.
C. admitted the DNA evidence from the dollar bill because DNA evidence under the circumstances was not considered real evidence and was not required to meet any chain of custody requirement.
D. properly admitted the DNA evidence, taken from the old dollar bill, because the government was able to show a complete chain of custody and lack of contamination.
