People v. Johnson

Opinion

PARRILLI, J.

Keith Leviol Johnson appeals from a judgment sending him to prison for three years for a probation violation. He contends the admission of a hearsay laboratory report at the revocation hearing violated his constitutional rights under Crawford v. Washington (2004) 541 U.S. 36 [158 L.Ed.2d 177, 124 S.Ct. 1354] (Crawford). We disagree, and affirm the judgment.

Johnson was put on probation after pleading no contest to a charge of petty theft with a prior. Probation revocation proceedings were initiated after a police officer observed Johnson selling a rock of cocaine on a…