Legal Opinion
United States v. Natson
District Court, M.D. Georgia
Decided January 5, 2007No. 4:05-mj-00021PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
LAND, District Judge.
Defendant has filed motions to exclude the expert testimony of the Government’s firearm and toolmark identification expert, Paul Tangren (“Tangren”), and the Government’s DNA expert, Shaun Weiss (“Weiss”). Defendant contends that their testimony does not meet the standards of Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence. The Court held a Daubert hearing to determine the admissibility of the proffered testimony. Based upon that hearing, the Court finds that: (1) the two experts are qualified to give the opinions they gave; (2) the proffered testimony is based upon…
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