Vore v. U.S. Dept. of Justice.U.S. District 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. Vore v. U.S. Dept. of Justice, 281 F.Supp.2d 1129 (D.Ariz. 2003). A federal prisoner who was forced to provide a DNA sample under the DNA Analysis DNA analysis Any technique used to analyze genes and DNA. See Chromosome walking, DNA fingerprinting, Footprinting, In situ hybridization, Jeffries' probe, Jumping libraries, PCR, RFLP analysis, Southern blot hybridization. Backlog Elimination Act of 2000, sought declaratory DECLARATORY. Something which explains, or ascertains what before was uncertain or doubtful; as a declaratory statute, which is one passed to put an end to a doubt as to what the law is, and which declares what it is, and what it has been. 1 Bl. Com. 86. and injunctive relief, alleging that the Act violated his rights under the ex post facto ex post facto adj. Latin for "after the fact," which refers to laws adopted after an act is committed making it illegal although it was legal when done, or increases the penalty for a crime after it is committed. Such laws are specifically prohibited by the U. S. clause and under the Fourth and Fifth Amendments. The district court held that non-consensual extraction of DNA from the prisoner was required under the Act, which did not violate the prisoner's Fifth Amendment self-incrimination rights, his Fifth Amendment due process rights, nor the ex post facto clause. (U.S. District Court, Arizona) |
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