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United States v. Green

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided December 20, 2005No. CRIM. 02-10301-NGPublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER RE: MOTION TO EXCLUDE BALLISTICS TESTIMONY

GERTNER, District Judge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION .106

TT. FACTS .109

A. Examiner Had No Certification by Professional Organization . OS C* rH

B. Premise of the Field: That the Markings on Each Firearm Are Unique . O rH rH

C.. The Examination: Sorting out Class, Subclass, Individual, and Accidental Characteristics with No National Standards. rH rH

D. The Examination: No Notes, No Drawings, No Photographs ... rH rH

E. The Examination: Observer Bias and Lack of Blind Testing .. rH rH

F. The Examiner: No Data on Error Rates. rH rH

G.…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Kumho Tire Co. v. CarmichaelSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  3. Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. General Electric Co. v. JoinerSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  5. United States v. SchefferSupreme Court of the United States · 1998

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Desmond Turner v. State of IndianaIndiana Supreme Court · 2011
  2. Commonwealth v. Pytou HeangMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
  3. United States v. CazaresCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
  4. United States v. GlynnDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2008
  5. United States v. Valentino JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2017

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