Ohio Justices: DNA Proof Must be Kept
On Thursday, December 6, 2012, the state Supreme Court of Ohio ruled that all law-enforcement agencies must preserve all biological evidence in both rape and murder cases. Prior to this ruling, agencies could have trashed any evidence that existed before the law’s enactment. Supreme Court Justices stated that agencies and crime labs that believe they can destroy all evidence from cases before the law took affect in 2010 are wrong. This ruling is important for innocent people who could have had their evidence destroyed. Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor stated in the court’s opinion that “Because DNA and biological evidence play such significant roles in the judicial system, it is imperative that law-enforcement agencies handle all evidence with extreme care.”
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Date of Article: December 7, 2012
[Abstract by David Miller, ForensIQ Intern, December 13, 2012]
Citation
Candisky, Catherine. “Ohio Justices: DNA Proof Must Be Kept.” The Columbus Dispatch. N.p., 7 Dec. 2012. Web. 13 Dec. 2012. <http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/12/07/ohio-justices-dna-proof-must-be-kept.html>.
