State v. Ducasse

[¶ 1] Heather A. Ducasse appeals from a judgment of conviction for manslaughter (Class A), 17-A M.R.S. § 203(1)(A) (2009), and aggravated operating under the influence (Class B), 29-A M.R.S. § 2411(1- A)(A), (1-A)(D)(1-A), (5XD-2) (2008), entered in the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Mills, J.) following a jury trial. Ducasse contends that the court violated her Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses by admitting in evidence a certificate of compliance from the manufacturer of the blood collection tubes in the blood-alcohol kit used to collect Ducasse’s blood sample. 1 We disagree and…