U.S. high court to decide if states can take defendants’ DNA 
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Published: November 19, 2012
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The U.S. Supreme Court has taken up a closely watched Fourth Amendment case, agreeing to decide whether states can collect and analyze DNA samples from people arrested for serious crimes but not yet convicted.
The case stems from the arrest of a Maryland man for assault. The man’s DNA, which was collected, analyzed and entered into ...
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