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DNA Rules in the Courtroom

May 14, 2007

Governor Spitzer is proposing a bill that would expand the state's DNA criminal database to include DNA taken from anyone found guilty of a misdemenaor. New York is one of only a few states to have such a database in place. The bill could make it easier to both convict the guilty and free the innocent, but it could also push the boundaries of privacy.

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