U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Mar. 22, 2014
9th Circuit upholds DNA collection law
An en banc panel says police can collect cheek swabs from felony suspects.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
California law enforcement can continue to obtain, store and analyze the DNA of anyone arrested for a felony, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
The ruling by an en banc panel comes months after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Maryland's DNA collection law, finding that taking and analyzing a cheek swab from an arrestee detained in custody on probable cause for a serious offense ...
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