People v. Ramos

Judge WEBB

dissenting.

¶ 55 The detective’s characterization of some blood spots shown in photographs of clothing worn by the victim as “cast off’ or “spatter,” and another stain as “transfer,” constituted proper lay opinion testimony because it was based on his direct observations of the photographs, which were in evidence, coupled with reasonable inferences drawn from the photographs, which could be drawn without specialized training. Thus, I respectfully dissent from Part II. C of the opinion. Because I agree with the rejection of other arguments for reversal, as explained in Parts III and…