People v. Dendel

ON SECOND REMAND

Before: BORRELLO, P.J., and SAAD and WILDER, JJ. Saad, J.

In light of a recent United States Supreme Court case that further defines the scope of the rights granted under the Confrontation Clause, Melendez-Diaz v Massachusetts, 557 US _; 129 S Ct 2527; 174 L Ed 2d 314 (2009), our Supreme Court remanded this case for us to address whether the trial court violated defendant’s confrontation rights when it admitted expert testimony that was based on a report prepared by nontestifying forensic analysts. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm defendant’s conviction…