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Seventh Circuit· 4/23/1996

United States v. Edward Williams

Citations

  • 81 F.3d 1434
  • 44 Fed. R. Serv. 111
  • 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 9284

How courts have described this case

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  • noting that El Rukn gang members “committed many murders, and engaged in much other violence, in the turf wars that are endemic to the trade in illegal drugs.”
  • “All you need to be an expert witness is a body of specialized knowledge that can be helpful to the jury.”
  • “All you need to be an expert witness is a body of specialized knowledge that can be helpful to the jury.”
  • “All you need to be an expert witness is a body of specialized knowledge that can be helpful to the jury.”
  • different judges faced with same facts exercising discretion can reach different conclusions
  • “All you need to be an expert witness is a body of specialized knowledge that can be helpful to the jury. . . . You don’t need to be a scientist or use the methodology of science.”

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Judges: Posner, Manion, Wood

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