California Supreme Court
Oct. 17, 2012
Defendants don't have right to confront lab technician, coroner, state Supreme Court rules
Two cases generated an abnormally high level of activity from the frequently unanimous state Supreme Court, with eight separately written opinions. Defense attorneys lambasted the rulings as undermining U.S. Supreme Court precedent.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - In a trio of cases, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday that criminal defendants do not have a constitutional right to confront the lab technicians and coroners who prepared the scientific evidence that helped convict them.
Two of the three decisions generated an abnormally large amount of input from the usually staid court - with two separately-written dissents and four concurrences. ...
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