State v. Doerflinger

¶1 When the primary purpose of a radiologist’s finding of a nasal fracture was to inform the treating physician of the nature of a patient’s injuries in order to determine appropriate treatment, the radiologist’s finding is not testimonial and the limitations of the confrontation clause do not apply to its admissibility. And when the radiologist’s finding was made in the regular course of business and the radiology scan was ordered simply to rule out other injuries that might require additional treatment, the radiologist’s finding confirming the treating physician’s diagnosis of a nasal…