Only a year after the Supreme Court’s controversial Melendez-Diaz decision, court watchers are awaiting possible revisions to that decision. Facing a Criminal Charge? Please call (800) 759-5813.
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The Melendez-Diaz decision that 6 months ago changed the rules requiring witness testimony in criminal cases with forensic evidence, has resulted in a backlog in Virgina crime labs.
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This fall’s Boston Bar Journal has an excellent overview of the Melendez-Diaz decision it’s legal origins, and practical implications going forward. The author discusses prior cases such as Crawford v. Washington, and more recent cases (Tabaka v. District of Colombia and Grant v. Commonwealth of Virginia) that expand the scope of the Melendez-Diaz decision. Also [...]
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Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court John Roberts thinks states that don’t allow police to stop drivers based on anonymous tips are endangering the public, but the court as a whole did not agree to hear a case that would have challenged some lower court rulings on this matter.
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Here is a good, detailed article on the implications of the Melendez-Diaz decision on prosecutors in Virginia. Virginia DAs (Commonwealth’s Attorneys) appear to be trying to aggressively tackle these issues proactively.
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