Chief Justice Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court. Respondent Larry Youngblood was convicted by a Pima County, Arizona, jury of child molestation, sexual assault, and kidnaping. The Arizona Court of Appeals reversed his conviction on the ground that the State had failed to preserve semen samples from the victim’s body and clothing. <a href="/opinion/1205788/stat…
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