Legal Opinion
State v. Banks
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided June 25, 2013No. AC 33326; AC 33387PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LAYINE, J.
The principal questions raised in these consolidated appeals are whether the state may obtain a DNA sample from a felon in the custody of the commissioner of correction (commissioner) who was convicted of crimes prior to the enactment of General Statutes (Rev. to 2003) § 54-102g and whether, prior to the passage of Public Acts 2011, No. 11-144, § 1 (P.A. 11-144), which amended § 54-102g, it was permissible for the trial court to grant the state permission to use reasonable physical force to obtain a DNA sample. We answer both questions in the affirmative and affirm the…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Kennedy v. Mendoza-MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- State v. KellySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- State v. PeelerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- State v. SkakelSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- United States v. George C. HookCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
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3Cited by3 opinions
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