tampering with evidence
Corrupting crime scenes
Tampering with evidence is the crime of altering, destroying, concealing, or fabricating physical evidence relevant to a legal proceeding.
The tampering must be intentional and done to obstruct justice—accidentally losing a document isn't tampering, but shredding it before investigators arrive is.
She was charged with tampering with evidence after deleting the surveillance footage.
- obstruction of justiceInterfering with legal processes
- cover upConceal misdeeds or errors
- criminal chargesFormal accusations of lawbreaking
- witness intimidationThreatening courtroom testifiers
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
blood spatter · murder weapon · smoking gun · falsification · perjury · mistrial · chain of custody · destruction · erasure · forgery · paper trail · contamination · legal ethics · spoliation · misrepresentation · concealment · sanctions · admissibility
tampering with evidencedue diligence
Pre-transaction reasonable care
ethical conduct · full disclosure · acting in good faith · legal compliance
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