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Juvenile adjudications can support taking DNA for CODIS

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Qualifying juvenile adjudications are constitutionally subject to the taking of DNA samples for CODIS. Petitioner F v. Brown, 2008 Ky. App. LEXIS 42 (February 22, 2008). Officer's experience in child porn investigations was sufficient for probable cause that the persons in the pictures were minors. United States v. Davila-Sanchez, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13115 (D. P.R. February 21, 2008).* Kentucky city police officer could arrest outside the city. Commonwealth v. Sester, 2008 Ky. LEXIS 37 (February 21, 2008).* While the use of the drug dog in this case was delayed somewhat, defendant's log book violation would have kept him from driving anyway, and that mitigated the delay. Also, here is no prohibition from vehicle enforcement officers using drug dogs in truck stops...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on February 25, 2008 (boomark / email).