Court OKs application of DNA-sample statute to misdemeanants 

Posted: 1:00 am Mon, February 1, 2010
By Minnesota Lawyer

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has determined that the DNA-sample statute, which authorizes the taking of DNA from a misdemeanant in some circumstances, does not violate the search-and-seizure provisions of the U.S. or Minnesota constitutions.The defendant was charged with felony domestic assault by strangulation and misdemeanor fifth-degree assault. He pleaded guilty to the fifth-degree assault ...