State v. Sanchez

OPINION

BUSTAMANTE, Judge.

{1} Defendant’s probation was revoked. The basis of the revocation consisted of laboratory tests indicating the presence of controlled substances in Defendant’s urine. We take this opportunity to institute a threshold test for determining the admissibility of laboratory tests used for purposes of probation revocation. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm in part, but reverse the trial court’s finding that the laboratory forms constituted sufficient evidence to support revocation of Defendant’s probation. We remand for a new hearing on the petition to revoke…