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Right to Confront Witnesses

Posted by dbreston on July 6th, 2009 under 6th Amendment  •  No Comments

The Supreme Court just enhanced the rights of defendants in the case of Melendez-Diaz v. Massachussets. When the prosecution intends to introduce a forensic report into evidence, the court held that the defendant has the right to cross-examine the analyst who prepared the report. The court reasoned that the confrontation clause of the constituition contained [...]