Title: What Is Destruction of Evidence? (with pictures)
Headings: What Is Destruction of Evidence? (with pictures)
What Is Destruction of Evidence? (with pictures)
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Content: Sometimes it is necessary to subject evidence to destructive testing in order to uncover more information. Ideally both parties consent to this, and a judge rules that the testing should proceed. An example is DNA evidence; if there is only a small sample, the testing will ruin it and make it impossible to repeat it at another facility or in the future. Evidence analysts may be forced to make a decision between destroying evidence to collect vital information, or saving it and not being able to draw conclusions from testing. Evidence is routinely destroyed after a set period of time in closed cases. Evidence is also destroyed routinely after a set period of time in closed cases. Once a court hears a matter and reaches a decision, the evidence is retained long enough to make it available for appeals, and then the party in charge of storing it has the right to destroy it. This frees up space for storage. Courts may decide to keep evidence with historical or legal interest beyond this mandatory holding period.