Jerry Arnold Westrom v. Minnesota
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Whether society recognizes a reasonable expectation of privacy in shed DNA under the Fourth Amendment and whether scientific testimony violates confrontation rights
QUESTIONS PRESENTED A. Whether society is prepared to recognize a reasonable expectation of privacy under the Fourth Amendment in an individual’s shed DNA, as evidenced by the laws of several states and rulings of lower courts. B. Whether State witnesses’ testimony as to the contents and veracity of scientific and forensic materials prepared by other analysts violated Petitioner’s right to confrontation under the Sixth Amendment and this Court’s decision in Smith v. Arizona. C. Whether Petitioner received constitutionally deficient representation from trial counsel in violation of his Sixth Amendment right to the effective assistance of counsel.