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U.S. Supreme Court,
Criminal,
Constitutional Law,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Feb. 25, 2012

9th Circuit allows DNA testing of arrestees

California law enforcement officers can collect DNA samples from adult felony arrestees who have not been convicted of a crime, a sharply divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Thursday.

By John Roemer

Daily Journal Staff Writer

California law enforcement officers can collect DNA samples from adult felony arrestees who have not been convicted of a crime, a sharply divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Thursday.

The 2-1 decision upheld a ruling by U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer of San Francisco and found that the practice does not violate the Fourth Amendment's ban on unreasonable searches and seizures. Haskell v. Harris, 20...

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