United States v. Riley S. Walls, Sr., United States of America, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Karen M. Blakney, Appellant/cross-Appellee

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• holding that law enforcement agents’ specialized knowledge of drug jargon would assist the jury’s understanding of the evidence
• finding opinion testimony admissible under Rule 702 as \ 'specialized knowledge' [that] would 'assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence' \
• finding opinion testimony admissible under Rule 702 as \ 'specialized knowledge' [that] would 'assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence' \
• the fact that the defendants showed no hesitation in committing the crime for which they were convicted was sufficient to defeat their sentencing entrapment argument
• the Court also concluded there is no basis for outrageous government conduct to support a downward sentence modification, but this appears to be a separate discussion of the \outrageous government conduct\ defense
• the Court also concluded there is no basis for outrageous government conduct to support a downward sentence modification, but this appears to be a separate discussion of the \outrageous government conduct\ defense

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