Derr v. State

On June 29, 2006, Appellant, Norman Bruce Derr (Derr), was convicted of multiple sexual offenses in the Circuit Court for Charles County. On appeal, Derr challenges the admission of forensic evidence introduced at trial through the testimony of an expert witness who did not take part in or observe the physical testing of the evidence, or independently determine the test results. In the Court of Special Appeals, Derr presented the following questions for review: 1

1. Whether Derr’s federal and state constitutional rights of confrontation were violated when the State was permitted to introduce…