Legal Opinion
James Reardon v. John R. Manson, Perry Hawkins v. Richard Steinert
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 20, 1986No. 1014, Docket 85-2312PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge:
The State of Connecticut appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Blu-menfeld, J.) granting the petitions of James Reardon and Perry Hawkins for writs of habeas corpus, and setting aside their State court convictions. The district court held that the admission of certain drug-identification testimony by a State toxicologist deprived petitioners of the right of confrontation guaranteed them by the Sixth Amendment. This is the State’s second appeal from an adverse decision by the district court. On the appeal…
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