Legal Opinion
Eddie Dwayne Hollingsworth v. State of Mississippi
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided June 19, 2018No. 2017–KA–00389–COAPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TINDELL, J., FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. In Armstead v. State , 196 So.3d 913 , 921 (¶ 20) (Miss. 2016), the Mississippi Supreme Court held that allowing testimony from a forensic-science expert who was "actively involved in the production of [a drug analysis] report and had intimate knowledge of the analysis even though she did not perform the tests first hand" did not violate the Confrontation Clause. Id. (quoting Jenkins v. State , 102 So.3d 1063 , 1069 (¶ 17) (Miss. 2012) ). The Armstead ruling is in line with and almost identical to other Mississippi cases: Hingle v. State , 153 So.3d 659 , 665…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Melendez-Diaz v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Bullcoming v. New MexicoSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Smith v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2008
- Conners v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2012
- Jenkins v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2012
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3Cited by7 opinions
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