State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. John O’hagen, Defendant-Appellant

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the Appellate Division, holding that the New Jersey DNA Database and Databank Act of 1994 is constitutional under both the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and Article I, Paragraph 7 of the New Jersey Constitution, applying a special‑needs analysis for the Fourth Amendment claim and a rational‑basis review for the equal‑protection claim.