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, when they were not parties to the conve… |
| 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 | This Petition will permit the Court to resolve two profound splits among the federal courts of appeals. The first circuit split concerns when, if at … |
| 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 | The Third Circuit panel majority, deepening a mature circuit split regarding the foundational requirements of Federal Rule of Evidence 701, ruled that… |
| 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 | Under Federal Rule of Evidence 702, a witness qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education may testify in opinion fo… |