U.S. v. ZIMMERMAN

No. 06-50506.

514 F.3d 851 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gregory Michael ZIMMERMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed December 18, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gail Ivens, Deputy Federal Public Defender; Sean K. Kennedy, Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendant-appellant.

Beong-Soo Kim, Assistant United States Attorney; George S. Cardona, Acting United States Attorney; Thomas P. O'Brien, Assistant United States Attorney; Lorna Li, Special Assistant United States Attorney; Andrea L. Russi, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: ALEX KOZINSKI, Chief Judge, JOHNNIE B. RAWLINSON, Circuit Judge, and HAROLD BAER; JR., Senior District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

We consider whether compelling a criminal defendant to give a blood sample for DNA testing could violate his rights under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA).

Facts

Zimmerman pled guilty to knowingly possessing equipment to make false identification documents. See 18 U.S.C. § 1028(a)(5). He was sentenced to three years probation and compelled to provide a DNA sample pursuant to the Justice for All Act of 2004 (2004...

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