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04/25/10
Police may sift through a suspect's trash, collect a genetic sample and send it off for DNA testing without a warrant, the state's highest court ruled last week in upholding a 2007 county rape conviction. Find Us On Facebook
The 5-2 opinion by the state's Court of Appeals - which was issued Thursday in Annapolis - drew praise from prosecutors who said they had "no doubt" a county police detective was in the right four years ago when she tricked Kelroy Williamson into throwing away a fast food cup and unwittingly giving her a DNA sample. "I've always thought it was legal, and apparently now five judges do as...
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really Frank? - 2010-04-26 08:28:22
I can understand both arguments, but what really concerns me is the statement from the State's Attorney, Frank Weathersbee "Obtaining DNA any way we can is a good thing," Really, ANY WAY? How about just rounding up all the citizens of the county and forcing them to give a sample? This is the same guy who said he didn't care if people arrested for petty offenses spent extra days in jail during the snow storm, even if they were innocent. Can we get a State's Attorney who has actually read the Constitution at least once?
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So what? - 2010-04-25 11:08:05
Maybe Mr. Davis would change his opinion if it were somone close to him that had been the victim in this case. Honestly, who cares if your DNA was recovered and put into some database? If you are a law abiding citizen, it wouldn't change your life one little bit.
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