Legal Opinion
Cobey v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 29, 1989No. 1515, September Term, 1988PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GILBERT, Chief Judge.
We here visit for the first time and on a very limited basis the scientific world of deoxyribonucleic acid, more familiarly known as “DNA.” 1
Kenneth S. Cobey, who was convicted in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County of several sexual offenses, together with other related but non-sexual crimes, 2 specifically assails the DNA fingerprint analysis as used in the instant case. Cobey also challenges the taking of a blood sample from him in what he avers violated the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Because we think Judge Ruben did not err in his…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- Reed v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
- Andrews v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
- People v. Wesley, New York County Courts1988
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3Cited by52 opinions
- State v. BibleArizona Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. CauthronWashington Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. SchwartzSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1989
- United States v. Adrian Paul MartinezCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
- Commonwealth v. CurninMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
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