You have to go thru a process to prove that it isn't tainted.No. Thatās not it.
Itās close. But thatās not what it means, exactly.
To be admissible, all evidence needs to have a proper foundation laid. If some evidence (or piece of evidence) is allegedly tainted, an objection to its admission will lead to some voir dire about the evidence and maybe itās bona fides including (sometimes) the chain of custody. Then the judge makes the call.
What Iām saying is that opening the box doesnāt necessarily ātaintā that evidence ā because the party offering the evidence may still be able to establish that it nevertheless is what it purports to be and hasnāt been altered (and also they need to demonstrate that itās relevant to some material issue in the case)
We're saying the same thing....but just saying it differently.