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Miller v. State

Citations

  • 472 S.E.2d 74
  • 266 Ga. 850
  • 96 Fulton County D. Rep. 2468
  • 1996 Ga. LEXIS 471

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  • holding that copy of drug analysis report would not be admissible as a business record because it contained the conclusion of a third party not before the court
  • holding that copy of drug analysis report would not be admissible as a business record because it contained the conclusion of a third party not before the court
  • recognizing that the proponent of hearsay evidence in the face of a Confrontation Clause objection has the burden of proving that it bears sufficient indicia of reliability to withstand scrutiny
  • where forensic chemist did not testify, admission into evidence of mere affidavit that reported the results of a drug analysis violated defendant’s constitutional right to confront the witnesses against him
  • \`Affidavits of absent witnesses cannot be admitted in evidence at criminal trials because doing so violates the right of defendants to confront witnesses against them.'\ (emphasis supplied)
  • “ Affidavits of absent witnesses cannot be admitted in evidence at criminal trials because doing so violates the right of defendants to confront witnesses against.them.’ ” (Emphasis supplied)

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Judges: Benham

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