Law Practice
Nov. 10, 2008
Court Takes Up Whether Lab Technicians Are Required to Testify
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a case that could dramatically affect the right of defendants to cross-examine laboratory technicians whose reports are introduced into evidence at trial.
By Lawrence Hurley
Daily Journal Staff Writer WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a case that could dramatically affect the right of defendants to cross-examine laboratory technicians whose reports are introduced into evidence at trial. Jeffrey Fisher of Stanford University's Supreme Court Litigation Clinic will be arguing that technicians who prepare forensic reports should be physically present in the courtroom to gi...
Daily Journal Staff Writer WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a case that could dramatically affect the right of defendants to cross-examine laboratory technicians whose reports are introduced into evidence at trial. Jeffrey Fisher of Stanford University's Supreme Court Litigation Clinic will be arguing that technicians who prepare forensic reports should be physically present in the courtroom to gi...
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