United States v. James Darrell Westbrook, A/K/A Jimmy, United States of America v. Shelia Yvonne Westbrook, A/K/A Shelia Yvonne Thorson

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• allowing drug identification testimony by lay witnesses based on their having used the substance in question and experienced its effects
• stating circumstantial evidence of a drug's identity may include opinion testimony of a witness who has experience with the substance
• allowing drug identification testimony by lay witnesses based on their having used the substance in question and experienced its effects
• permitting ex-users to testify as to the identity of a controlled substance based upon their past experience with same
• two witnesses used substance at issue and had extensive previous use
• two lay witnesses who were heavy amphetamine users were properly per- mitted to testify that a substance was amphetamine; but it was error to permit another witness to make such an identification where she had no experience with amphetamines

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