California Supreme Court
Nov. 15, 2016
High court takes up Prop. 47 DNA expungement case
California's highest court will consider whether state government can retain a convicted juvenile's DNA sample in its criminal database when the crime has been downgraded from a felony to a misdemeanor.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
California's highest court will consider whether state government can retain a juvenile's DNA sample in its criminal database when the juvenile's crime has been downgraded from a felony to a misdemeanor.
The state Supreme Court granted last week a petition for review from minor "C.B.," who argues that the government must expunge his DNA samples.
The high court took up ...
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