sentenced that man to life in prison for that rape, but the maryland court of appeals later threw out othe conviction on constitutional grounds. shannon bream live in washington. how significant is today's d.n.a. case? >> well, shepard, today just alito called it potentially the most important criminal procedure case before the supreme court in decades. this case was out of maryland where alonzo king was arrested for assault back in 2009. that day, a d.n.a. swab was taken from his cheek ultimately linked him to that unsolved rape and he was convicted that conviction was thrown out. the appeals court said that swab was illegal search and seizure in violation of the fourth amendment. today a number of the justices expressed concerns about the privacy implications of taking d.n.a. from someone who has been arrested but not convicted. it could be completely innocent. but others asked how is taking d.n.a. any different than a fingerprint and that kind of evidence has repeatedly been upheld by the courts. d.n.a. experts say within a year or two police will be able to get initial d.n.a. results in less than 90 minutes and way more
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