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· 6/17/1994

United States v. Hugo Rincon

Citations

  • 28 F.3d 921
  • 94 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4536
  • 94 Daily Journal DAR 8434
  • 39 Fed. R. Serv. 684
  • 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 14884
  • 1994 WL 265047

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • suggesting that the use of cautionary instructions which address many of the factors about which an expert would testify is an alternative way of educating jurors of the problems arising from eyewitness identifications
  • suggesting that the use of cautionary instructions which address many of the factors about which an expert would testify is an alternative way of educating jurors of the problems arising from eyewitness identifications
  • emphasizing that decision to admit or exclude expert testimony requires “an individualized inquiry” in each case
  • explaining that the methods used by the expert must be described “in sufficient detail” such that the district court can determine if they are reliable
  • explaining that the methods used by the expert must be described “in sufficient detail” such that the district court can determine if they are reliable
  • applying abuse of discretion standard to court's decision to allow jurors to view defendant next to surveillance photograph that was admitted during the trial

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Judges: Wallace, Trott, Nelson

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