Professor Joh Cited in DNA Evidence Case
Research by Professor Elizabeth Joh is cited in the California Court of Appeal opinion on People v. Buza. In the opinion, the Court held that a state law requiring collection of a DNA sample from individuals arrested for a felony violates the state constitution. The decision cites Joh's article, "Reclaiming ‘Abandoned' DNA: The Fourth Amendment and Genetic Privacy," published in the Northwestern University Law Review in 2006.
Professor Joh's scholarship focuses on criminal procedure and policing, with a special emphasis on DNA evidence, undercover policing, and new surveillance technologies.
"Reclaiming ‘Abandoned' DNA: The Fourth Amendment and Genetic Privacy"