U.S. Supreme Court
Nov. 4, 2009
Court Appears Open to More DNA Use
Prosecutors want the state Supreme Court to given then wider latitude to use DNA evidence to extend the statute of limitations in crimes such as rape.
By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer
BERKELEY - The California Supreme Court this week seemed ready to give prosecutors wide latitude to use DNA evidence to extend the statute of limitations in crimes such as rape.
During oral argument Tuesday at UC Berkeley School of Law, the justices also appeared reluctant to throw out a Sacramento County rape conviction because the blood sample used to convict the defendant was drawn i...
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