Legal Opinion
(2006)
Maryland Attorney General Reports
Decided June 20, 2006Published
1Opinion of the Court
Dear Mr. John Tobin,
You have asked for our opinion concerning the authority of the Maryland State Police Forensic Science Division ("Crime Lab") to include certain DNA samples in the statewide DNA data base. State law mandates that DNA samples be collected from certain categories of individuals. One category consists of individuals who have been convicted of certain qualifying offenses in the past and who remained incarcerated after October 1, 1999. With respect to that category, you ask:(1) May the Crime Lab collect and maintain a DNA sample from an inmate who was imprisoned for both…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. RainesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2004
- Secretary of Public Safety v. HutchinsonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2000
- Murphy v. Department of CorrectionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
- Commonwealth v. DerkSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Smith v. Department of CorrectionsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003