United States v. Ayala-Pizarro

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• holding that an officer’s testimony that heroin seized at drug points was typically packed in aluminum decks and that the heroin seized in the case was packaged in such decks was Rule 701 testimony
• holding police officer’s opinion regarding drug points and drug packaging was admissible lay opinion under Fed. R. Evid. 701
• finding that an officer’s testimony that heroin seized at drug points was typically packed in aluminum decks and that the heroin seized in the case was packaged in such decks was Rule 701 testimony
• finding that an officer's testimony that heroin seized at drug points was typically packed in aluminum decks and that the heroin seized in the case was packaged in such decks was Rule 701 testimony
• finding officer could testify as lay witness that defendant was at “drug point” based on observation that location was heavily guarded because no specialized expertise was required for officer to reach the conclusion that “places which sell drugs are often protected by people with weapons”
• same regarding heroin seized at drug points typically being packaged in \aluminum decks\ like the ones found in that case

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