Evidence Preservation Requirements

Summary

California v. Trombetta, 467 U.S. 479 (1984) is a Supreme Court case focusing on evidence preservation in criminal cases. The Court ruled that law enforcement must preserve evidence if it has apparent exculpatory value and if the defendant cannot obtain comparable evidence by other reasonable means. This case is frequently cited in legal discussions about the duty to preserve potentially exculpatory evidence.

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does that case cited as precendant that DA must preserve exculpatory evidence, any mention?
In "California v. Trombetta," the Supreme Court established that law enforcement is required to preserve evidence if it meets these criteria:
- The evidence must possess an apparent exculpatory value before it is destroyed.
- The defendant must be unable to obtain comparable evidence by other reasonable means.
This case is often referenced in arguments about the preservation of potentially exculpatory evidence.
Is there a specific situation or case you're dealing with that relates to this?