STATE v. ORTIZ-ZAPE

No. 329PA11.

743 S.E.2d 156 (2013)

STATE of North Carolina v. Mario Eduardo ORTIZ-ZAPE.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

June 27, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy Cooper , Attorney General, by Amy Kunstling Irene and Daniel P. O'Brien , Assistant Attorneys General, for the State-appellant.

Staples S. Hughes , Appellate Defender, by Charlesena Elliott Walker , Assistant Appellate Defender, for defendant-appellee.


MARTIN, Justice.

An expert in forensic science testified as to her 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. We disagree and reverse.

On the night of 16 May 2007, Officer Craig Vollman of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) was on...

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