PEOPLE v. JONES

2015-06853, Ind. No. 5146/12.

179 A.D.3d 948 (2020)

114 N.Y.S.3d 234

2020 NY Slip Op 00433

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Lawrence Jones, Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department.

Decided January 22, 2020.


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

We agree with the defendant that the Supreme Court should not have admitted, over his objection, the testimony of the People's DNA expert because such testimony violated the defendant's right of confrontation (see US Const Sixth Amend). In order to satisfy the Confrontation Clause where the People seek to introduce testimonial DNA evidence, "an analyst who witnessed, performed or supervised the generation of defendant...

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