Criminal,
Constitutional Law,
California Courts of Appeal
Sep. 17, 2011
DNA profiling case could be ruled moot
A major en banc showdown over arrestee DNA profiling set for oral argument next week might get knocked off the 9th Circuit's docket on mootness grounds.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A major en banc showdown set for oral argument next week over arrestee DNA profiling might get knocked off the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' docket on mootness grounds, Chief Judge Alex Kozinski suggested Thursday.
The issue of whether the government can, without a warrant, require a DNA sample from all criminal defendants before they go to trial is currently at the leading edge of Fourth Amen...
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