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SPEERS v. STATE

No. 55S01-1312-CR-841.

999 N.E.2d 850 (2013)

Scott SPEERS, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

December 19, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Van Der Pol, Jr. , McCalla, AL, Attorney for Appellant.

Gregory F. Zoeller , Attorney General of Indiana, Jodi Kathryn Stein , Deputy Attorney General, Eric Parker Babbs , Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.

On Petition To Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 55A01-1208-CR-391

RUCKER, Justice.

In this case we examine whether a laboratory technician involved in the chain of custody of DNA evidence must testify at trial in order to satisfy the demands of a defendant's Sixth Amendment right of confrontation. We conclude the Constitution does not so require.

Facts and Procedural History

During the evening hours of October 25, 2010 a gun...

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