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Candy Kyzer

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Evidence custodian with the Lexington County Sheriff's Department.

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Candy Kyzer testified on Day 15 as a Lexington County Sheriff's Department evidence custodian about the department's barcode and signature tracking procedures. She traced the documented custody of State's Exhibit 91, a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 cell phone, after its transfer to the Sheriff's Department evidence system.

Kyzer described records showing that Shelby Derrick seized the phone in September 2014 and that it was later released to Mike Phipps, Detective Adam Creech, and Britt Dove before returning to Sheriff's Department evidence storage.

On cross-examination, Kyzer said she did not independently remember receiving or checking out the phone because of the time elapsed. She explained that evidence staff ordinarily rely on computer documentation.

Key Points

Trial Record (3)

Trial 12019 Murder TrialApr 29, 2019 โ€“ Jun 13, 2019Called by prosecution

Candy Kyzer testified on Day 15 about Sheriff's Department evidence-tracking procedures and the documented custody of State's Exhibit 91, a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 cell phone.

Day 15

DirectCandy Kyzer โ€” DirectCandy KyzerShawn Graham4highlights35lines spoken

Summary

Evidence custodian Candy Kyzer traced the recorded custody of State's Exhibit 91, a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 cell phone.

Highlights (4)

Quoteโ€œWe get in packages or evidence from investigators or deputies in cases. What we do is we enter them into the computer system, put a bar code label on them and then package them and store them until they're needed for processing or court purposes.โ€— Candy KyzerExplains the evidence custodian's handling and tracking procedures.Open in transcript →Watch this moment ▶
evidence eventKyzer traced the recorded custody history of State's Exhibit 91 from Shelby Derrick's seizure through releases to Mike Phipps, Adam Creech, and Britt Dove, and its return to evidence storage.Open in transcript →Watch this moment ▶
Quoteโ€œThe same day Adam Creech ends up taking it to a lab for testing and he turns it over to Britt Dove.โ€— Candy KyzerIdentifies a recorded transfer in the phone's custody history.Open in transcript →Watch this moment ▶
CrossCandy Kyzer โ€” CrossCandy KyzerRobert Madsen2highlights2lines spoken

Summary

Candy Kyzer said she had no independent memory of the item's handling and relied on computerized evidence records.

Highlights (2)

testimony highlightCandy Kyzer said she did not independently remember receiving or checking out the item because of the elapsed time and that staff ordinarily rely on computer documentation.Open in transcript →Watch this moment ▶
Quoteโ€œNot right offhand because it's been so many years ago. We usually go off of the documentation that the computer provides for us.โ€— Candy KyzerKyzer explained that her testimony about the item's handling relied on the computerized evidence record rather than an independent memory.Open in transcript →Watch this moment ▶