Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Legal Aid Society Slams State’s Familial DNA Testing Proposal as Abuse Of Power
The Legal Aid Society launched a broadside Monday at the state’s familial DNA testing proposal, saying the move is an abuse of power.
In June, the State Commission on Forensic Science voted 9-2 to allow the technique to be used by law enforcement agencies across the state in violent felony and sex crime investigations.
The method allows investigators to identify suspects by checking genetic material of relatives who are already in the state’s DNA database. It can be used to both identify and eliminate people as suspects. . .