California Court of Appeal

Conviction for second degree murder is affirmed, where: 1) the admission of certain DNA analysis evidence did not violate defendant's rights under the Confrontation Clause; 2) the expert's reference to the clothing/door analyst's reports and her reliance on the raw data was proper under California authority as well because such items are reasonably relied on by experts in the field of DNA analysis in forming their opinions; and 3) even if this evidence had been admitted in error, it was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/14/2013
• Published 02/14/2013

Judges

• RAMIREZ

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel