Radford v. State

In 1995, the Alabama legislature enacted the following statute:

Ҥ 12-21-13. Physical evidence not precluded from jury or court because of break in chain of custody.

“Physical evidence connected with or collected in the investigation of a crime shall not be excluded from consideration by a jury or court due to a failure to prove the chain of custody of the evidence. Whenever a witness in a criminal trial identifies a physical piece of evidence connected with or collected in the investigation of a crime, the evidence shall be submitted to the jury or court for whatever weight the jury or court…