Legal Opinion
United States v. Figueroa-Lopez
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 9, 1997No. 96-50243PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TROTT, Circuit Judge:
OVERVIEW
Raul Figueroa-Lopez (“Lopez”) appeals his jury conviction and sentence for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Lopez contends that the district court erred by: 1) admitting damaging opinion testimony from law-enforcement officers, who the Government did not qualify as experts, that Lopez’s behavior was consistent with that of an experienced drug trafficker; and 2) admitting out-of-court statements of non-witnesses through the Government’s informant, in violation of the Confrontation Clause and hearsay rule. Lopez…
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