Before the Court in Maryland v. King
The Justices Weigh in on DNS Testing of Arrestees
At 11:10 a.m. on February 26, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for case number 12–207, Maryland v. Alonzo Jay King, Jr. At 12:11 p.m., arguments concluded and the case was submitted for judgment. Following are excerpts from the arguments of Katherine Winfree, counsel for Maryland, and Kannon K. Shanmugam, counsel for Alonzo King. Questions are presented from the nine Supreme Court Justices. Argument on Behalf of Maryland MS. WINFREE: Since 2009, when Maryland began to collect DNA samples from arrestees charged with violent crimes and burglary, there have been 225 matches, 75 prosecutions, and 42 convictions,…
