California Supreme Court
May 29, 2013
State Supreme Court continues to limit defendants' right to confront lab technicians, coroners
Critics say the state Supreme Court may be the most conservative court in the country when it comes to defendants' Sixth Amendment right to scrutinize the state's lab evidence used against them at trial.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Defendants hoping to question lab technicians and coroners about evidence used against them at trial are getting a cold reception from the state Supreme Court, which legal observers say is amassing as conservative a record on the key area of criminal law as any court in the country.
Last week, the court cleared from its docket 17 cases centering on defendants' Sixth Amendment right to confront thei...
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