rule-701
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| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-8404 | Andre Brown and Anthony Wilson v. United States | Ninth Circuit | 2021-06-23 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | circuit-split coded-language drug-jargon expert-testimony federal-rules-of-evidence law-enforcement-testimony lay-witness rule-701 | Whether government agents can testify solely as lay witnesses under Rule 701 of the Federal Rules of Evidence |
| 20-6141 | David William Smith v. United States | Fourth Circuit | 2020-10-27 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | burden-of-proof confrontation-clause evidence-rule-701 expert-testimony hearsay-evidence law-enforcement-testimony lay-opinion professional-experience rule-701 rule-702 testimonial-hearsay | When can law enforcement officers offer lay opinions based on professional experience? |
| 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… |
| 19-855 | Lenin Lugo v. United States | Eleventh Circuit | 2020-01-08 | Denied | Amici (1) | circuit-split expert-witness expert-witness-testimony federal-rules-of-evidence law-enforcement-opinion lay-witness lay-witness-testimony professional-experience rule-701 rule-702 | Whether an opinion of a law enforcement officer that depends on the witness's professional experience is admissible as Rule 701 lay opinion or must me… |