Is it a violation of a defendant's right to confront witnesses at trial if they are sworn in as witnesses?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Shockman v. Perez, CASE NO. 14-cv-1946-H (JMA) (S.D. Cal. 2015):
7. Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, 557 U.S. 305 (2009) (holding that failing to have the forensic expert who substantiated defendant's possession of cocaine to testify at trial and instead relying on his affidavit violated defendant's right to confront witnesses against him).
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