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Florida's New DNA Law: Is It Constitutional?

By Ron Chapman

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         Earlier this month, Florida's governor, Charlie Crist, signed Senate Bill 2276 which permits the police to take a DNA sample from anyone who is merely arrested for a felony offense.              In an article entitled "Crist signs law ordering DNA tests for all arrested in felonies, raising privacy fears," Palm Beach Post staff writer Dara Kam observed that a Minnesota appellate court held a similar law to be unconstitutional.  This article examines why that Minnesota law was found to be unconstitutional since the arguments raised in that case will undoubtedly be raised by those seeking to have Florida's new DNA law declared unconstitutional...continue to full post

Full post as published by Palm Beach Criminal Defense Blog on June 28, 2009 (boomark / email).

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