Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Boyd, No. 92-3020 (D.C. Cir.) (55 F.3d 667) (May 30, 1995) (Judge Harry T. Edwards) by The Court held that Rule 704(b) creates a line that expert witnesses may not cross: they may not opine as to the criminal state of mind of a defendant and the prosecution …

U.S. v. Harris, No. 92-5603 (4th Cir.) (995 F.2d 532) (June 14, 1993) (Judge James Marshall Sprouse) by Here the Court affirmed the district court's ruling excluding the proffered testimony of defendant's expert witness concerning psychological limitations on eyewitness identification on the grounds that such testimony was not inherently reliable. …

U.S. v. Mason, No. 92-5322 (4th Cir.) (993 F.2d 406) (May 17, 1993) (Judge William W. Jr. Wilkins) by The defendant in this case sought review of his conviction for the distribution of cocaine base and distribution of cocaine base within 1,000 feet of a school in violation of 21 …