NCJ Number
35918
Journal
POLICE LAW QUARTERLY Volume: 5 Issue: 4 Dated: (JULY 1976) Pages: 5-13
Date Published
1976
Length
9 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES LAWFUL METHODS OF OBTAINING BLOOD SAMPLES, FINGERPRINTS, VOICEPRINTS, HANDWRITING EXEMPLARS AND OTHER PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS FROM A SUSPECT OR ACCUSED WITHOUT VIOLATING HIS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.
Abstract
PERTINENT COURT DECISIONS IN THIS AREA ARE SUMMARIZED TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES ON PROBABLE CAUSE SEARCH AND SEIZURE OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE FROM A PROTESTING ACCUSED FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. A SAMPLING OF ILLUSTRATIVE COURT RULINGS IS APPENDED. ALSO INCLUDED IS A DISCUSSION OF CERTAIN ILLINOIS COURT RULINGS WHICH ILLUSTRATE HOW STATE LEGISLATURES HAVE ENACTED SOME STATUTES WHICH PROHIBIT THE ACQUISITION OF EVIDENCE BY METHODS APPROVED BY THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.