I’d like to visit the request for DNA again. If you listen to the courtroom proceedings at about 9:25 minutes in on this YouTube video by CBS, I think you will come away with the
opinion that Alabama does NOT do DNA testing at booking. Has anyone seen info on this? I’m wondering if possibly Alabama is not doing all they can in the area of DNA sampling.
From earlier posts of mine and others, it was clear that Alabama allowed for sampling of those arrested for certain felonies at booking. I’ll include the post as a quote.
Found Deceased - AL - Aniah Haley Blanchard, 19, Auburn, Lee County, 23 Oct 2019 #3 *Arrest*
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And I’ve just copied another post of mine below with a link showing when DNA sampling is allowed -to my understanding. (Noting now I DO NOT believe his DNA was on file based on the courtroom proceedings on the above video.)
Answering my question...
I believe Alabama collects dna from all arrestees that qualify .. sexual assault and all felony arrests. So, his dna has to be on file.
http://www.ncsl.org/Documents/cj/ArresteeDNALaws.pdf
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I’d love a local investigative reporter to dig into whether this is indeed fact- that Alabama is NOT swabbing for DNA when law WOULD allow. IF that is the case, I wonder how many cases could have been solved if they had?