Galindo and “Substitute Analysts” After Melendez-Diaz
Published for NC Criminal Law on October 22, 2009.
On October 20, 2009, the North Carolina Court of Appeals decided State v. Galindo, holding that a Crawford violation occurred when the State’s expert gave an opinion, in a drug trafficking case, as to the weight of the cocaine at issue, based “solely” on a laboratory report by a non-testifying analyst. To put the decision ... Read more
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