DNA of a suspect in a murder was discovered from a crime scene. The police obtained a sample of the defendant's DNA by following him and then collecting a cigarette butt he had discarded on a public sidewalk. The defendant's DNA matched the DNA from the crime scene. The State Supreme Court found this was not a violation of the defendant's privacy because it was considered abandoned, just like discarded trash, the defendant had no expectation of privacy concerning the testing of it to identify him as a suspect in a criminal investigation.
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