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Thursday, July 19, 2012

County Police Resume Collecting DNA Samples

Collection resumed at 6 p.m., just one day after Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts stayed a Maryland Court of Appeals ruling.

UPDATED (6:45 p.m.)—Baltimore County police have resumed collection of DNA samples from people arrested on felony charges. County Police Chief Jim Johnson announced the decision late Thursday afternoon. Johnson, in a statement, ordered the resumption of DNA collections beginning at 6 p.m. The decision to once again collect the samples comes one day after Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts issues a stay on a Maryland Court of Appeals ruling banning the practice. County officials initially said Wednesday, following Roberts' order, that police would likely wait to resume collecting the samples until after opponents had an opportunity to file a response with Roberts. State's Attorney Scott Shellenberger said he changed his mind after he …

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Shellenberger: SCOTUS DNA Decision Won't Have Immediate Impact and Baltimore Co. Police to Halt DNA Collections of Suspects

Lorna D. Rudnikas

11:54 pm on Saturday, July 21, 2012

Curious....what is the criteria for "pending approval" status....is it now Patch's SOP???   more ›

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Shellenberger: SCOTUS DNA Decision Won't Have Immediate Impact

Chief Justice John Roberts stays Maryland Court of Appeals ruling striking down the collection of DNA samples from people arrested for felonies.

UPDATED (6:21 p.m.)—Baltimore County State's Attorney Scott Shellenberger said a Supreme Court order Wednesday will not result in the immediate resumption of collecting DNA samples from people arrested for certain crimes. "I'm not prepared to tell county police to start collecting DNA from arrestees," Shellenberger said. "I think we need something a little more solid before we start changing procedures." Chief Justice John Roberts' order stayed an April Maryland Court of Appeals ruling that barred law enforcement from collecting DNA samples from people arrested and charged with felonies. The Court of Appeals made the 5-2 ruling in the case of Alonzo King who was arrested in 2009. Wicomico County collected King's DNA at the time of his …

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Baltimore Co. Police to Halt DNA Collections of Suspects

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Buck Harmon

7:59 pm on Thursday, July 19, 2012

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