Perspective
Aug. 25, 2010
Corrupt Blood: Chain of Custody
The chain of custody is open to attack if evidence such as DNA or blood samples were improperly collected, preserved and tested, by Catherine Wollard and Frank Loo of the San Bernardino public defender’s office.
"Advance, and never halt, for advancing is perfection. Advance and do not fear the thorns in the path, for they draw only corrupt blood." - Kahlil Gibran
On Aug. 9, 2010, the California Court of Appeal in People v. Hall, 2010 Cal.App. Lexis 1273, ignored a nine day gap in the whereabouts of a vial of blood and validated the admissibility of the blood alcohol content results. This was...
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