CO: Def’s DNA was unlawfully collected in a juvenile proceeding and entered into CODIS, and the exclusionary rule is applied

Defendant’s DNA was unlawfully collected in a juvenile proceeding that was ultimately dismissed with deferral. It wasn’t removed from CODIS, and defendant was later linked to a carjacking from his DNA. The exclusionary rule is applied because the first search was unlawful and shouldn’t have happened. Casillas v. People, 2018 CO 78, 2018 Colo. LEXIS 813 (Sep. 24, 2018), rev’g People v. Casillas, 2015 COA 15, 2015 Colo. App. LEXIS 289 (2015).

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