State v. Jackson

OPINION

CONNOLLY, Judge.

On appeal from his conviction of attempted first-degree aggravated robbery, appellant argues that the district court’s admission of a firearm-trace report through the testimony of a police officer who did not perform the trace or prepare the report, violated his Sixth Amendment right to confrontation under Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36, 124 S.Ct. 1354, 158 L.Ed.2d 177 (2004). Because the firearmtrace report was not prepared for purposes of litigation, and is therefore not testimonial in nature under Crawford, we affirm.

FACTS

Appellant A.C. Jackson challenges his…