United States v. Rosado-Pérez

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• concluding testimony proper where investigator witness “went to [drug point] at least fifty times; and repeatedly participated in video and personal surveillance, wiretap surveillance, and controlled drug buys”
• finding that government witness’s testimony, based on his personal knowledge, about how surveillance “videos and wiretap recording fit into the rest of the conspiracy ... [was] not overview testimony and [was] properly admitted”
• noting that expert testimony may help explain how video evidence fits into the conspiracy
• noting “basic principle in the Federal Rules of Evidence that witnesses, other than experts giving expert opinions, should testify from personal knowledge”
• finding testimony to be proper where agent was lead investigator, participated in surveillance and controlled drug buys, and testified only on the basis of personal observations
• opting to conduct abuse-of-discretion review even when the appellants \did not always clearly object\ and hadn't \preserved every concern they raise[d] on appeal\

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