High Court Declines to Revisit or Modify Melendez-Diaz

Published for NC Criminal Law on January 26, 2010.

On June 25, 2009, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, holding that forensic laboratory reports are testimonial and thus subject to the new Crawford Confrontation Clause rule. The case, which was decided by a 5-to-4 vote, was a blow to prosecutors, who were hoping that the Court would limit ... Read more

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