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Warrantless DNA test was OK

courthousenews.com · 4h · first reportShare

DENVER — The Colorado Appeals Court found that police did not violate a suspect’s constitutional rights when they conducted a warrantless search and tested DNA evidence taken from his trash. The evidence was used to link the suspect to a 1981 homicide and he was ultimately convicted for the killing in 2022. The divided panel found that seizure of lawfully obtained abandoned property does not violate the Fourth Amendment.