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Under this standard, would police be allowed to explore the private (?) hair, DNA, etc. evidence left behind at crime scenes? I don't really like the idea of t
by Natsu 12y ago
Under this standard, would police be allowed to explore the private (?) hair, DNA, etc. evidence left behind at crime scenes?
I don't really like the idea of tricking someone into giving a DNA sample, but I'm pretty sure it's been upheld before (they searched someone's garbage, IIRC) and this wasn't a massive dragnet, it was a trap to get DNA from one person who they must have suspected rather strongly given how they trapped them.
- voxic11 12y agoNo under this standard they can collect at crime scenes so long as they have a warrant to do so. They would be prohibited only from doing searches without a valid warrant meaning the warrant must be reasonable, specific, and signed by a judge. Searching a crime scene is both reasonable and specific, and getting a warrant is easier then ever today with most states adopting electronic warrant systems.