Rico Johnson v. State

Appellant, Rico Johnson, challenges his conviction for conspiracy to traffic in cocaine. Among other claims, he argues that *646the trial court erred by permitting police officers to give opinion testimony identifying his and a co-conspirator’s voices on intercepted telephone calls. He argues that because the police officers lacked any “pri- or special familiarity” with his voice, as witnesses to the crime or otherwise, admitting their testimony invaded the province of the jury. Based on our conclusion that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting the voice identification…