Legal Opinion
Scott Speers v. State of Indiana
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided December 19, 2013No. 55S01-1312-CR-841PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUCKER, Justice.
In this case we examine whether a laboratory technician involved in the chain of custody of DNA evidence must testify at trial in order to satisfy the demands of a defendant's Sixth Amendment right of confrontation. We conclude the Constitution does not so require.
Facts and Procedural History
During the evening hours of October 25, 2010 a gun store in downtown Martinsville was burglarized. The store's alarm was activated and the Martinsville police promptly responded to the seene. They found the front door of the store had been forced open, a large glass display case had been…
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