CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Relevance
......Evid. Affected by Extrinsic Policies
.........Human Body as Evidence
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Human corpse extended greater respect than other forms of physical evidence; coroner has no duty to preserve for D.

DA has no ability to preserve corpse after autopsy; body properly released to V's family and cremated.

No duty to preserve corpse because might be relevant in court proceedings.