Criminal,
Constitutional Law,
California Supreme Court
Jul. 13, 2013
State high court avoids ruling on controversial DNA case, for now
The state Supreme Court directed a court of appeal to reconsider its 2011 decision declaring unconsitutional a California law requiring police to collect a DNA sample from anyone arrested of a felony.
By Emily Green
Daily Journal Staff Writer In 2011, a state appellate court ruled that a California law requiring police to collect a DNA sample from anyone arrested of a felony was unconstitutional. The state Supreme Court promptly agreed to review that decision. But this week, the state high court sent that case - People v. Buza, S196200 - back to the court of appeal to reconsider in light of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that held police could take DNA s...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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