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A. Kennedy

Lafler v. Cooper, No. 10–209, 566 U.S. __ (Mar. 21, 2012).

March 23, 2012 Filed Under: Criminal Tagged With: A. Kennedy, A. Scalia, S. Alito, SCOTUS

Addresses “how to apply Strickland’s [Sixth Amendment ineffective assistance of counsel] prejudice test where ineffective assistance results in a rejection of the plea offer and the defendant is convicted at the ensuing trial.”

Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, No. 07-591, __ U.S. __ (June 25, 2009)

June 26, 2009 Filed Under: Criminal Tagged With: A. Kennedy, A. Scalia, C. Thomas, SCOTUS

Admission of government lab technicians’ sworn “certificates of analysis” that substance taken from defendant was cocaine violated defendant’s Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause right; the certificates were “affidavits” and within the “core class of testimonial statements” defined in Crawford v. Washington.

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