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Defense attorneys cheer DNA sampling decision

Criminal defense lawyers are hailing as a significant victory a recent appellate decision ending the state’s practice of taking arrestees’ DNA samples without first obtaining a search warrant. In In the Matter of the Welfare of C.T.L., the Minnesota Court of Appeals struck down as unconstitutional portions of the DNA statute that directed law-enforcement personnel ...

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