helpfulness

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
19-8456 Thomas Hopes v. United States Third Circuit 2020-05-14 Denied Response WaivedIFP circuit-split essential-elements evidence-standard federal-rules-of-evidence helpfulness law-enforcement-witnesses lay-opinion-testimony personal-perception rule-701 usurping-jury-role Whether the personal perception and helpfulness requirements of Rule 701 are satisfied where the government's law enforcement witnesses provide lay op…
19-8449 Gregory Harris, Jr. v. United States Third Circuit 2020-05-12 Denied Response WaivedIFP circuit-split criminal-prosecution evidentiary-standards federal-rules-of-evidence helpfulness law-enforcement-witnesses lay-opinion-testimony personal-perception usurping-jury-role Whether the personal perception and helpfulness requirements of Rule 701 are satisfied where the government's law enforcement witnesses provide lay op…