Opinion
2013-12-4
STATE of Connecticut v. Roosevelt DRAKES.
Lauren Weisfeld, senior assistant public defender, in support of the petition. Michael A. Gailor, executive assistant state's attorney, in opposition.
Lauren Weisfeld, senior assistant public defender, in support of the petition. Michael A. Gailor, executive assistant state's attorney, in opposition.
The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 143 Conn.App. 510, 70 A.3d 1104, is granted, limited to the following issues:
“1. Did the Appellate Court properly hold that the defendant must give a sample of his DNA for inclusion in the state's DNA bank where he was convicted of crimes prior to the enactment of General Statutes (Rev. to 2003) § 54–102g and whether it erroneously held that prior to the passage of No. 11–144 of the 2011 Public Acts, it was permissible for the trial court to grant the state permission to use reasonable force to obtain a DNA sample?
“2. Did the Appellate Court properly hold that prosecution of the defendant for not providing a DNA sample did not violate due process and the prohibition on ex post facto laws?”