I think that chain of custody places an undue burden on investigators of crime scenes because if evidence was tampered or improperly collected evidence can no long be used in court and can affect the verdict of a crime (Maras, 2015). Any mistakes would become a defect in the investigation and the jury has to examine the evidence given to them (Maras, 2015). The chain of custody is a log that will always be a part of a case, and if there are any mistakes, that can be detrimental to investigators (Maras, 2015). For example, a case like the well-known O.J. Simpson case contained a substantial amount of evidence that suggested Simpson committed the murders, but somehow the jury came to a verdict of innocent because there were flaws in the collection
