State v. Roach

Kenneth Roach was convicted of multiple drug offenses and sentenced to an aggregate term of thirty years in prison. Roach appealed to the Court of Appeals, arguing the trial court erred by admitting hearsay testimony in violation of the Confrontation Clause and by improperly allowing an in-court identification. The Court of Appeals upheld the trial judge’s ruling on the in-court identification but found that the admission of the allegedly hearsay testimony violated the Confrontation Clause. However, the Court of Appeals determined the admission of the testimony was harmless error and affirmed…