People v. Lomanaco

Opinion by

Judge METZGER.

Defendant, Vito Lomanaco, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of distribution of, possession of, and conspiracy to manufacture a Schedule II controlled substance. He contends that the trial court erred in allowing certain testimony and by failing to instruct the jury properly. We affirm.

I

Defendant first asserts that the trial court abused its discretion in allowing a DEA agent to present opinion testimony concerning various aspects of methamphetamine manufacture without first qualifying the agent as an expert on its own…