By Joshua Naftalis and Melissa Kelley ( July 1, 2024, 4:37 PM EDT) -- On June 21, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Smith v. Arizona, holding that the U.S. Constitution's confrontation clause bars the introduction at trial of "an absent laboratory analyst's testimonial out-of-court statements to prove the results of forensic testing," unless that witness is "'unavailable to testify, and the defendant ha[s] had a prior opportunity' to cross-examine" the witness.[1]...
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