Recent Development: Varriale v. State: The State May Store and Use a Voluntarily Provided DNA Sample and Resultant Profile For Any Future Criminal Investigations, Unless the Suspect Provides an Express Limitation

Authors

C. Harris SchleckerFollow

Abstract

The Court of Appeals of Maryland held that when a suspect does not expressly limit consent to DNA testing, the Fourth Amendment does not prevent the State from storing and using his voluntarily provided DNA in later, unrelated criminal investigations.

Recommended Citation

Harris Schlecker, C. (2016) "Recent Development: Varriale v. State: The State May Store and Use a Voluntarily Provided DNA Sample and Resultant Profile For Any Future Criminal Investigations, Unless the Suspect Provides an Express Limitation," University of Baltimore Law Forum: Vol. 46: No. 2, Article 11.
Available at: https://scholarworks.law.ubalt.edu/lf/vol46/iss2/11