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Seizing And Testing Cigarette Butts For DNA

30 Nov

This scenario has inspired, and been inspired by, a million episodes of CSI. The police think the defendant is guilty of the crime, but they need the defendant’s DNA.  So they follow the defendant and grab a cigarette butt he tosses (or a coffee cup, or whatever) and test it. Continue reading “Seizing And Testing Cigarette Butts For DNA” »

Tags: Criminal Defense Articles, Drugs, reasonable expectation of privacy, evidence, DNA test