CHAIN OF CUSTODY:

     THE CHAIN OF CUSTODY IS BASICALLY THE DULY RECORDED AUTHORIZED STAGES OF TRANSFER OF CUSTODY OF SEIZED DANGEROUS DRUGS, FROM THEIR SEIZURE OR CONFISCATION TO RECEIPT IN THE FORENSIC LABORATORY FOR EXAMINATION TO SAFEKEEPING TO PRESENTATION IN COURT FOR DESTRUCTION. The function of the chain of custody requirement is to ensure that the integrity and evidentiary value of the seized items are preserved, so much so that unnecessary doubts as to the identity of the evidence are removed. Thus, the chain of custody requirement has a two-fold purpose: (1) the preservation of the integrity and evidentiary value of the seized items, and (2) the removal of unnecessary doubts as to the identity of the evidence. The law recognizes that, while the presentation of a perfect unbroken chain is ideal, the realities and variables of actual police operation usually makes an unbroken chain impossible. With this implied judicial recognition of the difficulty of complete compliance with the chain of custody requirement, substantial compliance is sufficient as long as the integrity and evidentiary value of the seized items are properly preserved by the apprehending police officers. (PEOPLE VS. MORATE [2014]).

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