P. v. Briones
Landy Robert Briones appeals from the judgment entered upon his conviction by jury of selling or transporting cocaine base (Health & Saf. Code, 11352, subd. (a)). Appellant admitted having suffered a prior felony conviction within the meaning of Penal Code sections 667, subdivisions (b) through (i) and 1170.12, subdivisions (a) through (d) and having served six prior prison terms within the meaning of Penal Code sections 667.5, subdivision (b). The trial court sentenced him to an aggregate state prison term of 13 years. Appellant contends that the trial court erred in permitting a forensic chemist to testify that a drug was a controlled substance based on the results of analyses conducted by another criminologist, thereby violating appellants rights to confront and cross-examine under the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution, as set forth in Crawford v. Washington (2004) 541 U.S. 36 (Crawford).
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