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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Jul. 15, 2010

Appellate Panel Reviews DNA Law

Lawyers for Attorney General Jerry Brown struggled to persuade a federal appellate panel here on Tuesday that felony arrestees should be required to give DNA samples as required by a new California law.

By John Roemer

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Lawyers for Attorney General Jerry Brown struggled to persuade a federal appellate panel here on Tuesday that felony arrestees should be forced to give DNA samples as required by a new California law.

Brown, who is in a tightly contested race for governor and who is the nominal defendant in the case, himself appeared for a press conference outside 9th U.S. Circuit Court ...

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