Legal Opinion
United States v. Bernard Lundy
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 12, 1987No. 86-1036PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant Lundy challenges his jury convictions of arson, 18 U.S.C.A. § 844(i) (West Supp.1986), and mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1341 (1982). Lundy contends that the district court erred in permitting a government expert to testify regarding the cause of the fire because the expert’s opinion was not based on specialized knowledge, was not helpful to the jury and was unfairly prejudicial. Lundy also contends that the evidence was insufficient to support the jury’s verdict of guilty beyond a. reasonable doubt. We affirm.
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