Is a .38 Special revolver recovered during a search of a gun store a crime scene?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Galvan, 267 Cal.Rptr.3d 193, 52 Cal.App.5th 1134 (Cal. App. 2020):
cartridges on a shelf. It could not be conclusively determined whether the .38 Special revolver recovered in the search was the murder weapon." ( People v. Galvan , supra , B259576.)
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