Brent is new to his position at the forensics lab and forgets to document the chain of custody for a glove taken from the scene of the crime. What result might Brent’s lack of documentation cause?

A chain of custody records who handled evidence and when, helping show that it was not lost, altered, or contaminated. Without that documentation, the court may not be able to verify the glove’s integrity, so it might be ruled inadmissible in court.

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