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· 11/23/1987

United States v. Steven Felak, Jr.

Citations

  • 831 F.2d 794

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  • exclusion of an expert’s opinion is proper when there is no basis for the conclusion that the subject was beyond the common understanding of the jurors or that the expert could offer information ordinarily unavailable to the jury
  • no abuse of discretion in excluding psychiatric testimony regarding defendant’s belief that he was not subject to income tax because jury could determine whether refusal to pay was in good faith from defendant’s testimony

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Judges: Gibson, Henley, Fagg

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