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New Lab Report Case Granted - UPDATED

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That's the title of Lyle Denniston's SCOTUS Blog post, concerning today's cert grant in Briscoe, et al., v.Virginia, 07-11191.The Supreme Court, in the final round of orders for the Term, agreed on Monday to review a sequel to its decision last week limiting the use of crime lab reports as evidence in criminal trials. The new case (Briscoe, et al., v. Virginia, 07-11191) involves the constitutionality of a procedure used in Virginia that requires an accused to assert a demand to question the technician who prepared the lab report. The state Supreme Court ruled that, if an accused does not follow the demand procedure, he surrenders his right to confront and cross-examine the report's author.  UPDATED - Denniston's post has been updated and retitled, "Analysis: Is Melindez-Diaz already endangered?"  "Forensic ruling adds burden for prosecutors," is the title of Tony Mauro's report on the Melindez-Diaz ruling in today's National Law Journal...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on June 29, 2009 (boomark / email).