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- Title: Lynn v. District of Columbia
- Author : District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
- Release Date : January 22, 1999
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 56 KB
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At the conclusion of a bench trial, appellant, Revena Callaham, was convicted of possession of cocaine, in violation of D.C. Code § 48--904.01 (d) (2001) and sentenced to 180 days imprisonment. The trial court suspended the term of imprisonment and placed Callaham on nine months of supervised probation. Callaham now seeks reversal of her conviction, claiming that the trial court erred when it permitted the government to introduce the analysis of the substance alleged to be cocaine through the report of a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) chemist who analyzed the substance, rather than requiring the government to call the chemist for direct and cross-examination. Based upon the Supreme Courts decision in Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004), and our decision in Thomas v. United States, 914 A.2d 1 (D.C. 2006), cert. denied, 128 S.Ct. 241 (2007), we conclude that Callahams conviction must be reversed.