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AMATO v. DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR THE CAPE AND ISLANDS DISTRICT.

No. 10-P-354.

80 Mass. App. Ct. 230 (2011)

KEITH AMATO v. DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR THE CAPE AND ISLANDS DISTRICT & others.

Court of Appeals of Massachucetts, Suffolk.

August 25, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark W. Batten ( John Reinstein with him) for the plaintiff.

Jessica V. Barnett , Assistant Attorney General, for the defendants.

Present: MILLS, BROWN, & WOLOHORAN, JJ.

MILLS, J.

This matter arises out of the investigation of the January, 2002, murder of Christa Worthington. The plaintiff, Keith Amato, is a private citizen who (like many others) voluntarily provided a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sample at the request of investigators. Amato did so based on promises that the sample and its related data would not be retained or used if his DNA did not match the biological evidence from the crime scene. Claiming that the defendants...

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