State v. Williams

PARKER, Chief Justice.

*65The issue in this case is whether the Court of Appeals erred by granting defendant a new trial on the basis that defendant’s Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause rights were violated. For the reasons stated herein, the decision of the Court of Appeals is reversed.

Defendant was arrested following a brief investigation that resulted in the discovery of cocaine in a flower pot near where defendant was standing. Defendant was indicted for possession with intent to sell or deliver cocaine and attaining habitual felon status. The jury convicted defendant of the cocaine charge,…