Legal Opinion
United States v. Julio Diaz
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 6, 2017No. 15-50538PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION. CHRISTEN, Circuit Judge:
Dr. Julio Diaz appeals his conviction and sentence under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), contending that the government’s expert witness offered a legal conclusion in violation of Federal Rules of Evidence 702 and 704. We reject his contention and affirm his conviction. 1
BACKGROUND
From 1995 until 2011, Dr. Julio Diaz operated a clinic in Santa Barbara that catered to geriatric patients. In 2005, the clinic also started offering pain management and treatment. According to the government, this aspect of Diaz’s practice soon evolved into little more than a facade for the…
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