Pubdate: Thu, 24 Apr 2014
Source: Daily Reporter (IN)
Copyright: 2014 Daily Reporter
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Note: from the Associated Press

DEL. ATTORNEY GENERAL: STATE NEEDS INDEPENDENT CRIME LAB

WILMINGTON, Delaware - Attorney General Beau Biden says a recent
investigation of a state drug-testing lab overseen by the medical
examiner's office shows Delaware needs independent crime laboratory.

Biden said in a statement Thursday that the state needs to build its
own crime laboratory.

In February, Dr. Richard Callery was suspended as chief medical
examiner amid an investigation of evidence tampering at a state
drug-testing lab. The criminal investigation of drug evidence being
tampered with, substituted or going missing after being submitted is
ongoing.

Biden says prosecutors must to send different evidence to separate
laboratories in Delaware, and sometimes to private laboratories out of
state.

Biden announced last week that he will not seek re-election s attorney
general this year and instead plans to run for governor in 2016.
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