Legal Opinion
In re D.L.C.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 18, 2003No. Nos. 2-02-163-CV, 2-02-164-CV, 2-02-170-CV, 2-02-171-CV, 2-02-172-CVPublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUE WALKER, Justice.
I. Introduction
This is a consolidated appeal involving issues of first impression in Texas. The five consolidated cases involve juvenile probation conditions that were amended to require Appellants D.L.C., D.L.G., C.S.P., and R.W.W. (collectively “Appellants”) to submit blood samples or other specimens for the purpose of creating a DNA record. See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 54.0405(a)(2), (b) (Vernon 2002). In four issues, Appellants contend that: (1) requiring them to submit a DNA sample is unconstitutional based on ex post facto and double jeopardy protections; (2)…
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