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

Sep. 21, 2012

Warrantless DNA testing gets skeptical hearing at 9th Circuit

A state government lawyer tried to make warrantless DNA testing of arrestees sound as innocuous as fingerprinting Wednesday during oral arguments before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, but several judges were dubious.


By John Roemer


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO- A state government lawyer tried to make compelled, warrantless DNA testing of arrestees sound as innocuous as fingerprinting Wednesday during oral arguments before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, but several members of an en banc panel sounded dubious about the comparison.


The 11-judge panel was rehearing a February ruling in which a divided three-judge panel voted in favor of let...

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