People v. Veamatahau

California Supreme Court Sep 12, 2018 No. S249872Published

Before: Cantil, Chin, Corrigan, Cuéllar, Kruger, Liu, Sakauye

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Holding. The court granted the petition for review to determine whether an expert witness's reliance on a drug database to identify a substance constitutes inadmissible case-specific hearsay and whether substantial evidence supports the defendant's conviction.

Issues

Did the prosecution's expert witness relate inadmissible case-specific hearsay to the jury by using a drug database to identify the chemical composition of the drug defendant possessed?
Did substantial evidence support defendant's conviction for possession of a controlled substance ( Health & Saf. Code, § 11375, subd. (b)(2) )?

Disposition. Granted

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“The petition for review is granted.”

“Did the prosecution's expert witness relate inadmissible case-specific hearsay to the jury by using a drug database to identify the chemical composition of the drug defendant possessed?”

The petition for review is granted. The issues to be briefed and argued are limited to the following: Did the prosecution's expert witness relate inadmissible case-specific hearsay to the jury by using a drug database to identify the chemical composition of the drug defendant possessed? Did substantial evidence support defendant's conviction for possession of a controlled substance ( Health & Saf. Code, § 11375, subd. (b)(2) )?

People v. Veamatahau

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