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Melendez-Diaz: A perspective from the trenches

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: November 30, 2009

Dear Editor: The dissent in Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts predicted that the Court’s narrow 5-4 decision would have catastrophic consequences. The majority, of course, brushed off this criticism. So where do we stand, five months after Melendez-Diaz and three months after the General Assembly convened in a special session to enact a “notice and demand” statute? ...
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