STATE v. BRENT

No. 275PA11.

743 S.E.2d 152 (2013)

STATE of North Carolina v. Dewan Kenneth BRENT.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

June 27, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy Cooper , Attorney General, by Robert C. Montgomery , Special Deputy Attorney General, and Daniel P. O'Brien , Assistant Attorney General, for the State-appellant.

Charlotte Gail Blake , Attorney at Law, Jefferson, for defendant-appellee.


MARTIN, Justice.

At defendant's trial for possession of cocaine, a forensic scientist stated her expert opinion that a substance was cocaine, based upon her independent analysis of testing performed by another analyst in her laboratory. The Court of Appeals held that this testimony violated defendant's Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses against him. Because defendant failed to preserve for appeal the issues he raises before this Court, we reverse.

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