Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler is asking the state’s Court of Appeals to reconsider its ruling that DNA collection from arrestees during the booking process is unconstitutional in most cases. The appeals court last week found fault with amendments to a Maryland act that allows authorities to take DNA samples of those who have been arrested and charged with crimes of violence or burglary, or attempting those crimes. The court reversed the rape conviction of a man who was identified as a suspect in the rape after his DNA was collected following an assault arrest. In a motion filed Tuesday, Gansler and others in his office said the decision “undermines important public safety objectives.” — Naomi Jagoda
