Corbin v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
1Opinion of the CourtAdkins, J.
We again examine the evolving law regarding the scope of Fourth Amendment protections in the context of the collection and analysis of DNA by police. Unlike in earlier Maryland cases, the Maryland DNA Collection Act does not apply here because Petitioner Tonto Corbin was not arrested for any of the Act’s predicate offenses.1 Rather, Corbin was on probation for a drunken driving offense when his DNA was collected. The DNA was taken from saliva that Corbin left on a straw in the course of complying with an alcohol monitoring program mandated by the terms of his probation. Corbin challenges the…
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- Skinner v. Railway Labor Executives' Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Ohio v. RobinetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Griffin v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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