Tampering With Evidence

Evidence tampering is a crime in Tennessee.It occurs when a person alters , destroys , or conceals any record , document , or thing with intent to impair it's verity , legibility , or availability of evidence. Mere abandonment of evidence is not the type of conduct that the evidence tampering statute was enacted to address. In State of Tennessee v. Patton , the Tennessee Court of Appeals held that throwing away a bag of marijuana during the course of flight from police does not rise to the level of evidence tampering.