Williams v. Illinois — Breyer, J., concurring

Summary

Justice Breyer concurs, joining the plurality. He questions how the Confrontation Clause applies to crime laboratory reports and technical statements after Crawford. He would have set the case for reargument to resolve the broader question. In the absence of reargument, he adheres to dissenting views in Melendez-Diaz and Bullcoming, arguing DNA reports from accredited labs are presumptively nontestimonial due to reliability safeguards and lack of accusatory motive.