United States v. Freeman’s Empirical Analysis
730 F.3d 590 · 2013
Citation profile
15 federal appellate · 5 state decisions
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Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1958
Relies on Kumho Tire Company, Ltd., et al. v. Patrick Carmichael, Etc., et al. · United States v. Young · United States v. Garcia · United States v. Dukagjini · United States of America v. Rosalinda Miranda Abel Espinoza Rigoberto Rodriguez Oscar Rodriguez Hector Espinoza
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 42 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[i]f a witness is not testifying as an expert, testimony in the form of an opinion is limited to one that is: (a) rationally based on the witness’s perception; (b) helpful to clearly understanding the witness’s testimony or to determining a fact in issue; and (c) not based on scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge within the scope of Rule 702.”
6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“'Interpretations' of unambiguous words or phrases that are plainly within the jury's understanding ... would not assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue .... Instead, they would merely put an expert gloss on a conclusion the jury should draw.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“a case agent testifying as a lay witness may not explain to a jury what inferences to draw from recorded conversations involving ordinary language. At that point, his testimony is no longer evidence but becomes argument.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
How this case has been treated — in progress
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