DNA -- Intimate Information or Trash for Public Consumption?

Authors

Melanie Wilson, University of Tennessee College of Law

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Baylor Law Review, TexSupp

Abstract

This essay discusses the increasingly popular police practice of covertly collecting DNA samples from people who inadvertently leave saliva, hair or other biological matter in public places. The essay contends that although the United States Supreme Court has yet to decide whether the practice is constitutional, well-established Fourth Amendment principles of “abandonment” supply the necessary framework to permit the practice and simultaneously protect citizen privacy.

First Page

1

Last Page

8

Publication Date

2008

Recommended Citation

Wilson, Melanie, "DNA -- Intimate Information or Trash for Public Consumption?" (2008). Scholarly Works. 513.
https://ir.law.utk.edu/utklaw_facpubs/513