Tag: Mental State
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Banking Expert Witness Not Allowed to Opine on the Materiality of Documents Submitted
A grand jury indicted Rasta Khalid Walid (“Walid”) on 17 counts, including failure to pay legal child support, bank fraud, false statements to a bank, engaging in monetary transactions, and false, fictitious, and fraudulent claims. Walid filed a notice disclosing the proposed testimony of two expert witnesses he intended to use at trial: In response,…
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Expert Testimony Admitted Because it Does Not Consist of Opinions on the Defendant’s Mental State
Delilah Diaz was stopped at the U.S.-Mexico border with over 54 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in her vehicle. She was charged with importing methamphetamine and she claimed not to know that the drugs were hidden in the car. To rebut Diaz’s claim, the Government planned to call Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Andrew Flood as…
