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To: lowbridge
...nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself...

So, doesn't using a suspect's DNA to connect him to a crime fall under this clause?

5 posted on 06/25/2005 10:48:43 AM PDT by FReepaholic (When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading)
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To: tscislaw
So, doesn't using a suspect's DNA to connect him to a crime fall under this clause?

No more than fingerprints. DNA is evidence, not compelled testimony. It is just sure-fire.

I always think how ironic it was that the case that brought DNA to the forefront was the only case (near as I can tell) that didn't make it a lock (OJ).

14 posted on 06/25/2005 10:59:41 AM PDT by freedumb2003 (Durka Durka Durka. Muhammed Jihad Durka.)
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