United States First Circuit

Conviction and sentencing of defendant for possession with intent to distribute cocaine in excess of 500 grams are vacated where defendant's Sixth Amendment right to confrontation was violated when the district court allowed a forensic chemist to testify regarding the results of a drug analysis that he did not conduct.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/09/2011
• Published 12/09/2011

Judges

• Before LIPEZ, SILERand HOWARD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Linda Backiel for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Dina Avila–Jimenez, Assistant United States Attorney with whom Rosa Emilia Rodriguez–Velez, United States Attorney, Nelson Pérez–Sosa, Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Appellate Division and Luke Cass, Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, were on brief, for appellee.