Padgett v. Donald.U.S. Appeals Court DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. Padgett v. Donald, 401 F.3d 1273 (11th Cir. 2005). Incarcerated incarcerated /in·car·cer·at·ed/ (in-kahr´ser-at?ed) imprisoned; constricted; subjected to incarceration. in·car·cer·at·ed adj. Confined or trapped, as a hernia. felons brought an action seeking injunctive relief injunctive relief n. a court-ordered act or prohibition against an act or condition which has been requested, and sometimes granted, in a petition to the court for an injunction. , asking the court to find a state statute requiring DNA sampling of all convicted felons unconstitutional. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants and the felons appealed. The appeals court affirmed. The appeals court held the statute did not violate the prisoners' rights The nature and extent of the privileges afforded to individuals kept in custody or confinement against their will because they have been convicted of performing an unlawful act. For most of U.S. to privacy under the state constitution nor under the Fourteenth Amendment. The court found that the state's legitimate interest in creating a permanent identification record of convicted felons for law enforcement purposes outweighed the minor intrusion involved in taking prisoners' saliva samples and storing their DNA profiles, given the prisoners' reduced expectation of privacy in their identities. (Georgia Department of Corrections) |
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