District Court of Appeal of Florida

Defendant's convictions for drug related offenses are reversed pursuant to a confrontation clause claim since the admission of a certain lab report constituted testimonial hearsay admitted despite the declarant's availability to testify. The issue is certified to the supreme court.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/30/2005
• Published 01/03/2006

Judges

• VILLANTI, Judge.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Judith Ellis, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Marilyn Muir Beccue, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.