Here is another “scare tactic” article posted to show why it isn’t “fair” for the defendant to face their accuser — constitutional right be damned.
The state’s approximately 160 technicians had been subpoenaed only 43 times in July 2008, but they were called a whopping 925 times in July 2009 after the high court ruling.
Very misleading. Just because you are subpoenaed, doesn’t mean you end up testifying. I would routinely get up to 8 subpoenas for the same day when I worked for the state. Most times I wouldn’t end up testifying once.
It is a good idea for the prosecution to be able to get delays in case the laboratory analyst isn’t available, as long as there is some warning. You don’t want a trial to be three weeks in progress, and the state to cry “no analyst available.”
Read the rest of this Washington Times editorial here.
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