My question involves criminal law for the state of: Florida.
I'm very new to this forum, so forgive me if I make any mistakes in regards to this thread. However my issue is this. Approximately 1 month ago I received two cops on my door. Apparently someone had broken into my ex's car and had stolen a purse. After telling them where I was on the night in question they left. After receiving a phone call from an investigator the next week wondering if I was willing to come on in and make a statement, to which I declined, I contacted a lawyer. Two weeks passes, and I think nothing came from it. This week however my lawyer informed me that the police had received a warrant to collect a DNA swab from me, to which I complied.
Here's my issue. I had been inside of her car on multiple occasions, over many months, for up to hours at a time. I'ts fairly possible that my dna and fingerprints would be inside said vehicle.
What would give them probable cause to collect my DNA? Would my DNA in a vehicle I've told them I've been in on multiple occasions be enough for an arrest? I've never had any sort of legal troubles in my life, and possibly ending up on one of those "mugshots" websites terrifies me as a college student. If I was arrested, would this fact of my presence in the vehicle on multiple occasions be a reason to "deny" (probably not the right term) probable cause at a preliminary hearing?
Thank you.
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To clarify - The warrant for DNA mentioned burglary, and since it was a vehicle I believe that means in the third degree.
I'm very new to this forum, so forgive me if I make any mistakes in regards to this thread. However my issue is this. Approximately 1 month ago I received two cops on my door. Apparently someone had broken into my ex's car and had stolen a purse. After telling them where I was on the night in question they left. After receiving a phone call from an investigator the next week wondering if I was willing to come on in and make a statement, to which I declined, I contacted a lawyer. Two weeks passes, and I think nothing came from it. This week however my lawyer informed me that the police had received a warrant to collect a DNA swab from me, to which I complied.
Here's my issue. I had been inside of her car on multiple occasions, over many months, for up to hours at a time. I'ts fairly possible that my dna and fingerprints would be inside said vehicle.
What would give them probable cause to collect my DNA? Would my DNA in a vehicle I've told them I've been in on multiple occasions be enough for an arrest? I've never had any sort of legal troubles in my life, and possibly ending up on one of those "mugshots" websites terrifies me as a college student. If I was arrested, would this fact of my presence in the vehicle on multiple occasions be a reason to "deny" (probably not the right term) probable cause at a preliminary hearing?
Thank you.
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To clarify - The warrant for DNA mentioned burglary, and since it was a vehicle I believe that means in the third degree.
Burglary: Burglary of a Vehicle and DNA Evidence
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