Legal Opinion
United States v. Otero
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided March 15, 2012No. Criminal No. 11-23 (SRC)PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHESLER, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on the separate motions filed by Defendant Nelson Otero and by Defendant Maxcime Cagan (collectively, “Defendants”) to preclude the testimony of the expert witness proffered by Plaintiff the United States of America (the “Government”) on the subject of firearms and toolmark identification [docket entries 40 & 41]. The Government has opposed the motion. For the reasons that follow, the Court will deny Defendants’ motions.
I. Background
A. Firearms and Toolmark Identification
The Daubert motions before the Court revolve around the…
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