Title: Fleeting or Evanescent Evidence Lawyers | LegalMatch
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Fleeting or Evanescent Evidence Lawyers
What is Fleeting or Evanescent Evidence?
Contents
What Are Some Examples of Evanescent Evidence?
What if the Police Have Illegally Seized My Property?
Do I Need a Lawyer for Issues with Evanescent Evidence?

Content: Evanescent evidence generally refers to physical, tangible objects as opposed to verbal testimony. Some common examples of fleeting or evanescent evidence include: Drugs or drug paraphernalia that may be discarded or destroyed (flushing drugs down a toilet is a common method of evasion)
Food that may spoil or rot, for use as evidence in food poisoning cases
Blood samples or blood marks that may evaporate
Delicate substances such as DNA, hair or skin samples
E-mails, text messages or other electronic files that can be deleted quickly
Bear in mind that oftentimes evanescent evidence has to do with the suspect’s motives in tampering with the evidence. Evidence is more likely to be classified as evanescent if the suspect has demonstrated an intention to destroy, conceal, or dispose of the evidence. Thus, even if the evidence is not subject to decay or destruction by its physical nature, it might be considered evanescent depending on how the suspect has treated it. Find the Right Criminal Lawyer
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Find My Lawyer Now! What if the Police Have Illegally Seized My Property? While police do not need a warrant to seize evanescent evidence, it is not rare for the police to make a mistake in identifying evidence. In order to proceed with a warrantless seizure, the police must have a reasonable belief that the evidence will be destroyed. If you have been subject to an illegal warrantless search or seizure, you would need to prove that the police made an unreasonable search in taking your property.