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Johnson v. State

Citations

  • 929 So. 2d 4
  • 2005 WL 3556038

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  • holding that FDLE lab report establishing illegal nature of substance possessed by defendant was testimonial hearsay and was improperly admitted where declarant was available to testify
  • holding that admission of FDLE lab test introduced through supervisor of unavailable individual who actually performed lab tests was testimonial hearsay even if admitted as a business record and violated defendant's right of confrontation
  • noting that the supervisor “did not conduct this particular test, but he was able to testify about the general procedures used by FDLE in preparing such reports”
  • holding that admission of a lab test identifying a substance found on the defendant as cocaine without providing the defendant with the opportunity to question the law enforcement officer who actually performed the lab tests violated the defendant’s confrontation rights
  • deciding under Crawford that laboratory report identifying substances as cocaine and marijuana was testimonial
  • deciding under Crawford that laboratory report identifying substances as cocaine and marijuana was testimonial

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Judges: Villanti

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