Legal Opinion
United States v. Romero-Lobato
District Court, D. Nevada
Decided May 16, 2019No. Case No. 3:18-cr-00049-LRH-CBCPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARRY R. HICKS, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Defendant Eric Romero-Lobato has filed a motion to preclude the testimony of Steven Johnson, a supervising criminalist in the Forensic Science Division of the Washoe County Sheriff's Office. (ECF No 51 ). On April 23, 2019, the Court held a Daubert evidentiary hearing concerning Johnson's qualifications and the field of firearm and tool mark examination. (ECF No. 65 ). For the reasons stated below, the Court denies defendant's motion to preclude and qualifies Johnson as competent to testify in the field of firearm and tool mark identification.
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