STATE v. MITCHAM

No. 1 CA-CR 23-0014.

535 P.3d 948 (2023)

STATE of Arizona, Appellant, v. Ian MITCHAM, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1.

Filed August 22, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maricopa County Attorney's Office, Phoenix, By Ryan Green & Nick Klingerman (argued), Counsel for Appellant.

Arizona Attorney General's Office, Phoenix, By Michael O'Toole & Alice M. Jones , Amicus Counsel for Arizona Attorney General's Office in Support of Appellant.

Maricopa County Public Defender's Office, Phoenix, By Jeffrey A. Kirchler , Martha Barco Penunuri (argued), Richard D. Randall , Kevin Heade , & Mikel Steinfeld , Counsel for Appellee.

Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice, Tucson, By David J. Euchner & Grant D. Wille , Amicus Counsel for Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice in Support of Appellee.

American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Arizona, Phoenix, By Jared G. Keenan , Amicus Counsel for ACLU of Arizona in Support of Appellee.

American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, By Vera Eidelman (argued), Pro Hac Vice, Amicus Counsel for American Civil Liberties Union in Support of Appellee.

Presiding Judge Paul J. McMurdie delivered the Court's opinion, in which Judge Michael J. Brown joined. Judge Michael S. Catlett specially concurred.


OPINION

¶1 The State appeals from the superior court's order suppressing Mitcham's DNA profile. The State argues that developing a DNA profile from blood lawfully in its possession does not constitute a search under the Fourth Amendment. In the alternative, the State argues that, under the circumstances, the use of...

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