Supreme Court of the United States
Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts
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- Type
- Opinion of the Court
- Filed
- June 25, 2009
- Case
- Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts
- Case status
- Decided
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*307Justice Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court. The Massachusetts courts in this case admitted into evidence affidavits reporting the results of forensic analysis which showed that material seized by the police and connected to the defendant was cocaine. The question presented is whether those affida…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Antonin Scalia | June 25, 2009 |
| Concurrence | Not attributed | June 25, 2009 |
| Dissent | Not attributed | June 25, 2009 |