Expert testimony in drug cases will undergo Supreme Court review
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- Publish Date:
- November 13, 2023
- Author(s):
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- Reichmann, Kelsey
- Source:
- Courthouse News Service
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Summary
“An essential element of proving importation of illegal drugs in violation of the Controlled Substances Act is that the defendant knew she was transporting drugs,” Jeffrey Fisher, an attorney with the Stanford Law School Supreme Court litigation clinic representing Diaz, wrote. “This element is ‘necessary to separate wrongful conduct from ‘otherwise innocent conduct.””
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