Supreme court rules DNA evidence can be used in murder case

AZ Supreme Court rules illegally obtained DNA evidence would have been discovered eventually
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that, even though police violated a murder suspect’s constitutional rights by analyzing his stored blood sample without a warrant, the DNA evidence can still be used against him because of an exception in search and seizure law.
Court issues ruling on use of familial DNA evidence in 2015 Scottsdale murder
Feldman, 31, was found brutally murdered in her Scottsdale home in February 2015. Even though the case that shook the community remained active, it went cold. Then, in April 2018, Scottsdale police linked a suspect, Ian L. Mitcham, 42, of Tempe, to the murder.
High court rules DNA evidence can be used in 2015 Scottsdale murder case
The Arizona Supreme Court has decided that crucial DNA evidence can be used in a high-profile murder case from nearly a decade ago, sending the case back to trial.The state’s highest court issued the opinion on Tuesday,
Court rules contested DNA evidence can be introduced in Scottsdale murder case
The case's been tied up over a dispute regarding how police obtained DNA evidence to link Ian Mitcham to the homicide.
Arizona Supreme Court allows disputed DNA evidence in decade-old Scottsdale murder case
The Arizona Supreme Court says police violated constitutional protections against illegal searches when they analyzed blood from a DUI arrest for a separate murder investigation. But the high court also says DNA evidence can still be heard by a jury because the final outcome of the DUI case requires the state to collect it.
Allison Feldman: Supreme court rules DNA evidence can be used in murder case
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that DNA evidence can be used in the murder case of Allison Feldman.
State Supreme Court rules DNA of suspect can be used in murder case of Allison Feldman
The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that key DNA evidence in the 2015 murder of Allison Feldman in Scottsdale can be used in the case. The decision has been years in the making in a murder case nearly a decade old.
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