State v. March

MARY R. RUSSELL, Judge.

Appellant Robert March challenges his conviction of second-degree drug trafficking, section 195.233, RSMo 2000. He contends that a laboratory report identifying as cocaine base the substance seized during a search of his girlfriend’s apartment was testimonial evidence under Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36, 124 S.Ct. 1354, 158 L.Ed.2d 177 (2004). He argues that his confrontation rights were violated because the report was admitted into evidence even though the crime laboratory analyst who prepared the report did not testify at trial. This Court finds that the report…