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Federal judge OKs DNA collection from suspects

The collection of DNA samples from people suspected of committing felonies under U.S. law and not yet convicted is constitutional, a federal judge in Sacramento, Calif., ruled. "DNA sampling is analogous to taking fingerprints as part of the routine booking process upon arrest," U.S. Magistrate Judge Gregory Hollows wrote in a 20-page ruling Wednesday which he ...

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