United States v. Darden

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER OF COURT

THOMAS M. DiGIROLAMO, United States Magistrate Judge.

In the case of Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, -U.S. -, 129 S.Ct. 2527, 174 L.Ed.2d 314 (2009), the United States Supreme Court held that affidavits prepared by state laboratory analysts reporting the results of the forensic analysis on controlled substances are testimonial and, thus, not admissible at trial absent a showing that the analysts were unavailable to testify at trial and that the defendant had a prior opportunity to cross-examine them. In the instant case, the Government seeks to admit into…