Case 3
several different labs often need to share a small amount of evidence. it is impor-
tant that the chain of custody be maintained. if the chain of custody is broken,
then the evidence may not be allowed in a court proceeding. identify the break in
the following chain of custody.
after obtaining evidence, a lab technician removed the tape that contained
the signature of the crime-scene evidence collector. upon completion of her
examination of the evidence, the lab technician put the evidence back into
a paper bindle, and inserted the bindle into an evidence bag. the technician
resealed the bag in the same place as the original crime-scene investigator.
after carefully sealing the bag, the lab technician signed her name across the
tape. she completed the chain-of-custody form on the outside of the evidence
bag and brought the evidence to the next lab technician at the crime lab.