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		<title>Reopening Trial Fixes Certificate Problem&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Elkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although defendant had yet to be sentenced on his marijuana and firearms convictions when the Melendez-Diaz decision came down, the trial court did not err in allowing the commonwealth to reopen its case and bring in the forensic scientists who signed certificates of analysis, and the Court of Appeals upholds defendant’s convictions. We find the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Many subpoenas, few court appearances, DFS says&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:57:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forensic technicians have been keeping up with the increased workload imposed by a 2009 Supreme Court case requiring technicians to spend more time in court, but their case backlog is growing again, according to a report by the Virginia Department of Forensic Science. In May, DFS made “a big push to get cases out,” DFS [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Impact of Melendez-Diaz is lessening over time&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The case of Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts has proved to be more of a paperwork burden for prosecutors and the Department of Forensic Science than a boon for criminal defendants and their attorneys. The ruling generally requires laboratory analysts to testify in person unless a defendant affirmatively waives an appearance. It created enough concern among prosecutors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Criminal bar must learn science, panel says&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To take full advantage of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, criminal defense attorneys will have to learn science, according to a panel on the case at the Virginia State Bar meeting on Friday. Melendez-Diaz says prosecutors generally must present the analyst who prepared a report unless the defendant gets notice of [...]]]></description>
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