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Justices to hear cross-examination dispute over drug analyst’s testimony

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Share Jason Smith claims that when an expert witness testified in Arizona’s drug possession case against him using drug analysis performed by a former state employee, it violated his constitutional rights. The Supreme Court will hear oral argument on Wednesday in his case, Smith v.

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US Supreme Court reinforces criminal defendant right to cross-examine witnesses

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The US Supreme Court Thursday reinforced the Sixth Amendment right of criminal defendants to cross-examine prosecution witnesses in an 8-1 decision. The case, Hemphill v. Hemphill’s case now heads back to New York on remand, which means that Hemphill could still face conviction for the murder.

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India Supreme Court orders inquiry into tutoring of witnesses by police

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The Indian Supreme Court ordered Friday an inquiry over the tutoring of witnesses in a criminal case inside a police station. During cross-examination, however, it was revealed that these witnesses were coached by the police a day before their testimony was recorded in court.

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European Commission investigates Google, Apple and Meta for non-compliance with Digital Markets Act

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These investigations mark the first cases following the compliance deadline set by the DMA in early March. In Google’s case, the European Commission is investigating whether the search results provided prioritize the company’s vertical search tools over competing services.

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USS Cole Terror Case Tested by Secondhand Witnesses

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Last week, during a hearing in the case, a retired FBI agent first described Yemeni eyewitnesses he interviewed as pointing to a photo of al-Nashiri and identifying him as the person who rented a safehouse used during the attack.

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Justices affirm Crawford’s application of Sixth Amendment confrontation clause to testimonial evidence

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New York affirmed the requirement for cross-examination of testimonial statements offered at trial and rejected a state law exception to the rule. A jury convicted Darrell Hemphill of second-degree murder after a trial court admitted un-cross-examined testimonial statements from a third-party’s plea allocution.

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Forensic Testimony Distorted by ‘Implicit’ Racial Bias: Paper

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But an examiner assigned to such an analysis is typically given “irrelevant contextual information” like the name, race and background of the lead suspect — information that could “predispose” the examiner to believe the bullet was fired from that suspect’s gun, producing a “result-driven opinion” about a suspect’s guilt.