Legal Question in Criminal Law in Texas
Obtaining DNA from a potential suspect
What do the police need in order to ask a potential suspect for DNA? Do they need an order from a judge or something? This is for a murder case where there is a potential suspect.
Asked on 10/23/08, 5:27 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
TC Langford
Langford Law Office
Re: Obtaining DNA from a potential suspect
Yes, they either need the person's consent or a court order. More importantly, anyone who is a murder suspect, or the subject of a request for DNA should be in a lawyer's office, not on the internet. There should be no discussion of the topic, except in that lawyer's office.
Answered on 10/24/08, 2:12 pm
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