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Convicted felons since the late 1990s and slowly expanding the list of crimes that require a sample to be given. when petty larceny was added, for example, investigators found suspects linked to 48 murders and 220 sexual assaults statewide. >> i can't think of a more important singular law enforcement tool than expanded d.n.a. collection from all convicted offenders. >> violent offenders don't just commit via lebility crimes. sometimes they're caught and convicted of misdemeanors. and now the state gets their d.n.a. and could close a lot more unsolved cases, shep. >> shepard: there is an inter...

Our blago turned himself in to prison officials. i'm going to try to visit him there, i promise. new york said to be the first state in the nation to collect d.n.a. evidence for any people convicted of any single crimes including misdemeanors. expand the existing d.n.a. data base. the governor is expected to sign it within days. now, prosecutors say it will not only help connect suspects to crimes, but will also give defendants greater access to d.n.a. testing. which could help prove their innocence. all 62 of our state's district attorneys back the legislation along with some 400 police chief...