State Of Louisiana v. B.J. McElveen

STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2022 KW 1066 VERSUS B. J. MCELVEEN SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 In Re: State of Louisiana, applying for supervisory writs, 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 09- 18- 0487. BEFORE: WHIPPLE, C. J., GUIDRY AND WOLFE, JJ. STAY LIFTED; WRIT GRANTED. The trial court' s ruling limiting testimony from the State' s DNA expert and excluding the lab reports is reversed. No error under the Confrontation Clause occurs when a DNA expert testifies that in his or her opinion the DNA profile developed from a sample taken…