United States v. Jean-Marie Rosemond Dulcio

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• explaining that because agents testified as lay witnesses, their testimony did not invoke Rule 704 (b) because it only applies to expert testimony, and “Rule 704 (a) expressly allows opinion testimony by non-expert witnesses”
• Federal Rule 704 (b)’s bar on ultimate issue applies only to expert witness testimony and not opinion testimony by lay witnesses
• “We agree that it is error to admit opin- ion testimony of lay witnesses based upon specialized knowledge, such as [testimony by an agent on the modus operandi of people involved in the drug business].”

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