What is the test for evidence of "alteration, contamination or adulteration" in blood samples?
The following excerpt is from In Re : The Exxon Valdez v. Hazelwood, 270 F.3d 1215 (9th Cir. 2001):
179. Cf. United States v. Blackwood, 878 F.2d 1200, 1202 (9th Cir. 1989) (finding Iran inapplicable where witness with personal knowledge provided extrinsic evidence to establish authenticity).
179. Cf. United States v. Blackwood, 878 F.2d 1200, 1202 (9th Cir. 1989) (finding Iran inapplicable where witness with personal knowledge provided extrinsic evidence to establish authenticity).
180. Id.; Ballou v. Henri Studios, Inc., 656 F.2d 1147, 1155 (5th Cir. 1981) (stating that claims of "alteration, contamination or adulteration" of blood samples that serve as the basis of blood tests to determine intoxication go to the "weight and not the admissibility of the evidence.").
180. Id.; Ballou v. Henri Studios, Inc., 656 F.2d 1147, 1155 (5th Cir. 1981) (stating that claims of "alteration, contamination or adulteration" of blood samples that serve as the basis of blood tests to determine intoxication go to the "weight and not the admissibility of the evidence.").
181. AK R. Evid. 504(b).
181. AK R. Evid. 504(b).
182. AK R. Evid. 504(a)(4).
182. AK R. Evid. 504(a)(4).
183. 42 U.S.C. 290dd-2(b)(2)(C).
183. 42 U.S.C. 290dd-2(b)(2)(C).
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