STATE v. MARTINEZ

No. 88,046.

276 Kan. 527 (2003)

78 P.3d 769

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. JUAN PABLO MARTINEZ, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed October 31, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shawn Minihan, assistant appellate defender, and Randall L. Hodgkinson, deputy appellate defender, were on the brief for appellant.

Lois K. Malin, assistant county attorney, argued the cause, and John P. Wheeler, Jr., county attorney, and Carla J. Stovall, attorney general, were on the brief for appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

GERNON, J.:

In this criminal appeal, Juan Pablo Martinez challenges the constitutionality of the Kansas statute which requires an individual to provide blood and saliva samples for a DNA database after a conviction of burglary. We affirm.

Martinez was charged with one count each of felony aggravated burglary and misdemeanor theft. Martinez entered an Alford plea to one count of burglary pursuant to K...

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