DNA TEST IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS: ITS HIDDEN DETAILS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE PRACTICING LAW

Abstract

In this paper, with a critical perspective, we examine the existing Spanish rules about the DNA tests in the criminal proceedings and those minor interventions in the body with the aim of genetic identification, stressing the last reforms of the Criminal code and the Criminal Prosecution Act 2015 in this regard. Here we highlight the current basic problems to be improved de lege ferenda. Moreover, adding a practical bias, we will explain the principal aspects related to the DNA test, which should be addressed by lawyers in order to design the best procedural