Incorrect Ruling On Expert Does Not Doom Conviction For Illegally Re-Entering U.S.

Mealey's (January 9, 2018, 2:36 PM EST) -- ATLANTA — A federal district court probably erred in admitting a fingerprint analyst’s expert testimony in a woman’s deportation case, but the error was harmless considering that there was plenty of other evidence to identify the woman, the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held Jan. 5 in affirming the woman’s conviction for illegally re-entering the United States (United States of America v. Stephanie Lois Watkins, a.k.a. Stephanie Harrell, No. 16-17371, 11th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 316)....