Ellison v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed Ellison’s murder convictions, holding that the warrantless buccal‑swab DNA evidence was admissible and any constitutional error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. The Court also held that Georgia’s self‑incrimination clause does not require a Miranda‑type warning before a suspect is compelled to provide a DNA sample. The decision relied on the harmless‑error standard and prior rulings that overruled Price v. State.