Article: 9th Circuit rules DNA sampling law doesn't violate Fourth Amendment

A convicted felon on supervised release could be required to provide a DNA sample for a national database - the federal law imposing such a requirement doesn't violate the Fourth Amendment, the 9th Circuit has ruled.

The defendant was sentenced to a term of imprisonment and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to a conspiracy charge relating to the possession and distribution of methamphetamine.

The government sought to revoke the defendant's supervised release when he refused to submit to DNA testing pursuant to the federal DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act, which requires the collection of DNA samples from individuals in custody and on probation, parole or supervised ...

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