Legal Opinion

United States v. Andre Welch

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 27, 2004No. 03-3638PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLAUM, Chief Judge.

Andre Welch was convicted of the robbery of Illiana Federal Credit Union on February 28, 2003. He now appeals his conviction and argues that the district court abused its discretion by excluding expert testimony regarding the possible inaccuracy of eyewitness identifications. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.

I. Baokground

On August 21, 1997 at approximately 11:20 a.m., there was a bank robbery at the Illiana Federal Credit Union in Calumet City, Illinois. According to the bank teller, the robber approached her teller window and gave her a note instructing her not to…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. United States v. Larry D. HallCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
  3. United States v. Bahman Mansoori, Mark Cox, Mohammad Mansoori, Kenneth Choice, and Terry YoungCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
  4. United States v. Timothy S. Curry, Samuel T. Harding, Don J. Leinenbach, Robert Holland and Roger S. CurryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
  5. United States v. Francis Larkin and Francis BolducCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. United States v. Rodriguez-FelixCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2006
  2. United States v. Eddie R. CarterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  3. Richman v. SheahanDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2006
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  5. United States v. LibbyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2006

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