Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:citation	557 U.S. 305
gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy	gptkb:Clarence_Thomas
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date	2009-06-25
gptkbp:decidedBy	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy	gptkb:Anthony_Kennedy gptkb:John_Paul_Stevens gptkb:Samuel_Alito gptkb:Stephen_Breyer
gptkbp:docketNumber	07-591
gptkbp:followedBy	Bullcoming v. New Mexico
gptkbp:heldBy	Forensic laboratory reports are testimonial evidence under the Sixth Amendment Defendants have the right to confront analysts who prepare forensic reports
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy	gptkb:Antonin_Scalia
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Crawford_v._Washington
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Sixth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution gptkb:Confrontation_Clause
gptkbp:subject	criminal procedure admissibility of forensic evidence
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Confrontation_Clause
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts