Criminal
Dec. 5, 2009
Court to Clarify Forensic Rules
The state Supreme Court is set to clarify whether introducing forensic evidence in criminal cases requires live testimony by the lab technicians who performed the tests.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
California's highest court is set to clarify whether introducing forensic evidence in criminal cases requires live testimony by the lab technicians who performed the tests, in light of a major U.S. Supreme Court decision in June that seems to contradict state precedent.
The state Supreme Court on Wednesday accepted four cases where supervisors and co-workers testified about tests perf...
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