Comm v. Baust

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Judge Steven C. Frucci ruled this week that giving police a fingerprint is akin to providing a DNA or handwriting sample or an actual key, which the law permits. A pass code, though, requires the defen ... dant to divulge knowledge, which the law protects against, according to Frucci's written opinion. Broccoletti called Frucci's ruling on target. The law is clear about fingerprints, he said, and the judge saw his point about pass codes.