Minn. holds DNA testing on arrest unconstitutional
by Last Night in Little Rock
The Minnesota Court of Appeals held that compulsory DNA testing required by Minnesota law on persons charged with a felony. Court distinguishes all the cases involving those convicted of a felony. In re C.T.L., 2006 Minn. App. LEXIS 149 (October 10, 2006) (I know this case is 10 days old, but I get them from Lexis when Lexis posts them.)
This apparently is the first case to deal with such a statute. Cases have uniformly held that DNA testing after conviction for any felony are constitutional. Based on that, legislatures have tried to go one step further, to test everyone on arrest, apparently oblivious to the fact that most felony arrests do not result in convictions for a felony.
From the holding:
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