Legal Opinion
United States v. Okafor
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 4, 2025No. Criminal No. 2023-0116Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. Criminal Action No. 23-116 (JDB) NDUBUISI JOSEPH OKAFOR, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION In this drug-distribution prosecution of a doctor, the doctor wants the jury to hear expert testimony from another doctor defending his prescriptions of controlled substances. The government seeks to exclude the testimony. Because portions of the proposed testimony are proper while others are not, the Court will permit the expert to testify but limit the scope of his testimony. Background The defendant in this case is…
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