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Thepetition of the dayis:

13-504
Disclosure:Kevin Russell of Goldstein & Russell, P.C., whose attorneys contribute to this blog in various capacities, is among the counsel to the petitioner in this case through the Stanford Law School Supreme Court Litigation Clinic.

Issue:Whether the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment permits a forensic analyst who did not observe or participate in any of the forensic testing at issue to tell the jury the conclusions that another analyst set forth in a testimonial forensic report so long as the testifying analyst offers an independent opinion that, based on reviewing the other analysts report and notes, she agrees with other analysts conclusions.

Cases: Brewington v. North Carolina

Recommended Citation: Maureen Johnston, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (May. 14, 2014, 12:00 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2014/05/petition-of-the-day-608/