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Magruder v. Commonwealth

No. 070762Supreme Court of Virginia

070762 Magruder v. Commonwealth 02/29/2008 In collected appeals in which multiple defendants each claimed that admission into evidence, pursuant to Code § 19.2-187, of a certificate of analysis in the absence …

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070762 Magruder v. Commonwealth 02/29/2008 In collected appeals in which multiple defendants each claimed that admission into evi…

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Supreme Court of Virginia
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Oct 4, 2026
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Feb 29, 2008
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070762 Magruder v. Commonwealth 02/29/2008 In collected appeals in which multiple defendants each claimed that admission into evidence, pursuant to Code § 19.2-187, of a certificate of analysis in the absence of testimony at trial from the person who performed the particular analysis and prepared the certificate violated his rights under the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment, it is concluded that the procedure provided in Code § 19.2-187.1 adequately protects a criminal defendant's rights under the Confrontation Clause. Because the defendants in these appeals failed to utilize that procedure, they waived the challenges under the Confrontation Clause to the admissibility of the cer…

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