Washington v. Griffin’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 3 state decisions

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1. “[T]he Supreme Court has never held that the Confrontation Clause requires an opportunity to cross-examine each lab analyst involved in the process of generating a DNA profile and comparing it with another, nor has it held that uncertified, unsworn notations of the sort at issue here are testimonial.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Beckham v. Miller · Santana v. Capra

2. “), a federal court may grant habeas corpus relief to a state prisoner on a claim that was adjudicated on the merits in state court only if it concludes that the state court's decision”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Beckham v. Miller · Santana v. Capra

3. “[The lower court] erred insofar as it held that DNA profiles, as a categorical matter, are [nontestimonial] because standing alone, [they] shed no light on the issue of the defendant's guilt. As previously noted ... five [j]ustices in Williams ... agreed that the introduction of DNA profiles could, under proper circumstances, run afoul of the [c]onfrontation * [c]lause.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Walker