NBC29Day Three of 1988 Murder Trial
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If the prosecution has a smoking gun to prove Alvin Morris shot the man whose wife he would eventually marry, Commonwealth's attorney Denise Lunsford kept it under wraps Wednesday. But she may have gotten it into court.
Keeping good records of evidence is proving to be key in the Morris' murder trial. In day three of testimony, the focus was on what evidence was submitted to whom, when, and what was done with it.
Police have charged Morris with first-degree murder. They say he shot and killed Roger Shifflett in 1988.
An Albemarle County police sergeant testified he re-packaged cigarette butts collected from the scene in 2006 and had those cigarette butts sent to a lab for examination. He explained every step of the process from opening the evidence envelope to turning them into the evidence locker.
The evidence technician then talked about her labeling system and what she took to the lab.
The defense is obviously trying to prove there are holes in the chain of custody for the items.
Morris is out on bond and has been going home every evening after the trial.
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