Legal Opinion
State v. Ortiz-Zape
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided June 27, 2013No. 329PA11PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Justice.
An expert in forensic science testified as to her opinion that a substance was cocaine, based upon her independent analysis of testing performed by another analyst in her laboratory. The Court of Appeals held that this testimony violated defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses against him. We disagree and reverse.
On the night of 16 May 2007, Officer Craig Vollman of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) was on patrol duty in the University City area. Around 10:30 p.m. a car driven by defendant pulled into an Exxon gas station. Officer Vollman…
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