Posted on January 25, 2010 by Jamie Spencer

Melendez-Diaz Still Good Law

Can’t remember the last time a one sentence per curiam opinion was such good news. Here’s the entire opinion in Briscoe v. Virginia:

PER CURIAM.

We vacate the judgment of the Supreme Court of Virginia and remand the case for further proceedings not inconsistent with the opinion in Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, 557 U. S. ___ (2009).

It is so ordered.

Whew!
 

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ken - January 28, 2010 6:04 AM

They probably realized that anything they did would be irrelevant since Virginia totally revamped the procedure last Summer.

Paul Walcutt - January 30, 2010 4:53 PM

But there were other States like Louisiana that had similar laws upheld by the Supreme Court. Where does this leave them?

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