Saturday, September 27, 2003

Dog Bites Man

We're working on macros for two routine entries:

"Appellate Court Upholds Law Enforcement Testimony on Modus Operandi of Drug Traffickers"

and

"Fourth Circuit Affirms Daubert Ruling in Unpublished Opinion"

See United States v. Epps, No. 03-4234 (4th Cir. Sept. 26, 2003) (Michael, Motz, & King, JJ.).

posted by pn at 12:17 PM  

Fed. R. Evid. 702: If scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue, a witness qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education, may testify thereto in the form of an opinion or otherwise, if (1) the testimony is based upon sufficient facts or data, (2) the testimony is the product of reliable principles and methods, and (3) the witness has applied the principles and methods reliably to the facts of the case.