Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part

State v. Huettl

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided March 1, 2013No. 34,009; Docket No. 31,141Published

1Concurring in part, dissenting in partVigil, Judge

{48} I concur in the suppression issue disposition, but respectfully dissent in regard to the confrontation clause.

{49} The Sixth Amendment directs: “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right... to be confronted with the witnesses against him[.]” Crawford holds that the right of confrontation protected by the Sixth Amendment applies to “testimonial” out-of-court statements. 541 U.S. at 51. For the following reasons, I conclude that the test results performed by Ms. Nardoni were admitted as substantive testimonial evidence at Defendant’s trial and that Defendant was…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. United States v. BakerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
  2. United States v. WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2007
  3. United States v. Angela KhorozianCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
  4. United States v. Charles W. BlackburnCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  5. State v. MadorieSupreme Court of Missouri · 2005

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