Tampa Federal Defense Attorney Reports - Supreme Court Tosses Drug Conviction

Tampa Federal Criminal Drug Defense Attorney reports a huge win at the US Supreme Court. Court decided that reports of state forensic drug lab analysts stating that material seized by police and connected to defendant was cocaine of certain quantity were inadmissible since they violated defendant's Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses against him.

An earlier Court ruling in Crawford v. Washington, helped the Court to rule that certificates are affidavits, which fall within ''core class of testimonial statements'' covered by Confrontation Clause. The drug reports claimed that substance found in defendant's possession was, cocaine of certain weight. Where the sole purpose of drug affidavits was to provide prima facie evidence of substance's composition, quality, and net weight, Defendants are now entitled to be confronted with the laboratory analysts at trial.

When the government attempts to bury those charged with a mountain of paper ''evidence'', Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer W.F. ''Casey'' Ebsary, Jr. is standing by to dig out. Stop worrying and call toll free 1-877-793-9290 .

Source: 21 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S990a


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