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Eighth Circuit· 1/5/2010

United States v. Smith

Citations

  • 591 F.3d 974
  • 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 174
  • 2010 WL 10379

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that a forensic interviewer could “give her lay opinion based on her personal knowledge and perception” of a minor and describe “her experience observing other sexually abused children”
  • holding that a defendant opened the door to the playing of a recording of a child-sex-abuse victim's forensic interview by asking the interviewer about alleged inconsistencies between the victim's trial testimony and her interview
  • explaining that lay opinions cannot be based on “scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge” within the scope of Rule 702
  • requiring “a case-by-case 31 analysis of both the witness and the witness[]’s opinion”
  • requiring “a case-by-case 31 analysis of both the witness and the witness[]’s opinion”

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Judges: Riley, Smith, Gruender

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