Padgett v. Ferrero.

• Position: Convicted felons alleges DNA sampling violates their constitutional privacy rights - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

DNA

Padgett v. Ferrero, 294 F.Supp.2d 1338 (N.D.Ga. 2003). Convicted felons brought an action for injunctive relief seeking to have a Georgia law requiring DNA sampling of all convicted felons declared unconstitutional. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants. The court held that the DNA sampling law was not an unreasonable search and seizure, did not...