Criminal,
Constitutional Law,
California Supreme Court,
California Courts of Appeal
Oct. 21, 2011
State justices take up DNA collection case
The state Supreme Court has agreed to review whether it's constitutional to collect DNA samples from anyone arrested for a felony.
By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The state Supreme Court has agreed to review whether it's constitutional to collect DNA samples from anyone arrested for a felony.
A state appellate court in August said California's DNA collection law constitutes an unreasonable search and seizure under the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
"What the DNA Act authorizes is the warrantless and suspicionless search of individuals, before a judicial determinatio...
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