People v. Souva

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• concluding that an eye witness who happens to be a certified addictions counselor may offer lay testimony about whether the defendant appeared to be under the influence of drugs at the time she observed him
• stating that not distinguishing between lay testimony about alcohol intoxication and lay testimony about drug intoxication is supported by a majority of opinions from other states
• certified addiction counselor who had “experience dealing with . . . people who used drugs” could offer lay testimony that defendant was under the influence when she observed him

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).