Collins v. State
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed his murder conviction, contending, inter alia, that the trial court abused its discretion in finding that the state adequately established the chain of custody for the victim's blood sample that was later matched to the blood on defendant's shorts. The court held that defendant presented no evidence that the blood sample had been tampered with or substituted and there was no abuse of discretion in determining that the State laid a proper foundation. The court also held that the trial court did not err in failing to dismiss a juror for inappropriate contact with a member of the victim's family where the contact caused no prejudice. Accordingly, the judgment was affirmed.
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