White v. State

REPORTED IN THE COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS OF MARYLAND No. 912 September Term, 2012 ROBERT ARMSTRONG WHITE v. STATE OF MARYLAND Meredith, Graeff, Leahy, JJ. Opinion by Leahy, J. Filed: April 28, 2015 Science and technology play a vital role in the criminal justice system, especially in cold cases, by, for example, exonerating the innocent and identifying the guilty through advances such as forensic DNA testing. But technology can also trample important constitutional protections, as demonstrated by the incessant struggle to protect privacy rights. Technical innovations must, therefore, satisfy…