Legal Opinion
Jansen
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 25, 2005PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpina, J.
We consider in this case a challenge to an order entered by a judge in the Superior Court, pursuant to Mass. R. Crim. P. 17 (a) (2), 378 Mass. 885 (1979),1 that William Jansen *113submit to a buccal swab for deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) analysis2 at the request of Richard C. Lampron, the defendant in pending aggravated rape cases, who contends that the DNA analysis will yield exculpatory evidence that is highly relevant to his defense. Jansen is not a codefendant in the criminal proceedings against Lampron, nor has he been charged separately with any offense. Jansen sought review of the judge’s…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- In re of an Investigation into the Death of Jon L.New York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Commonwealth v. KeizerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. TrigonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
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- Commonwealth v. DraheimMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
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