SCOTUS grants cert in DePierre v US

On October 12, 2010, in Announcements, by Justin J. McShane

If you will recall in a post last week, I had mentioned that this term of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) that three were several cases that we were watching as they involved forensic science.

This particular case was re-listed for long conference for the 8^th of October. Today, the SCOTUS granted certiorari.

According to our good friends at SCOTUSBlog.com:

DePierre v. United States

Docket No.	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
09-1533	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	OT 2010

Issue: Whether the term “cocaine base” encompasses every form of cocaine that is classified chemically as a base, or whether the term “cocaine base” is limited to “crack” cocaine.

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Josh D. Lee is a Vinita, Oklahoma based criminal defense attorney. He is nationally recognized as a lawyer-scientist for his expertise on forensic science related topics. He has lectured well over 100 times in 18 diﬀerent states.

Mr. Lee has been invited to lecture at the American Chemical Society (ACS) as well as the American Academy of Forensic Science (AAFS). In 2011, Josh was elected Forensic Science Co-Chairman for the Chemistry and the Law Division of the ACS. He is also an “Assistant Chromatography Instructor” for the ACS.