Lack Of Harm To Drug Defendant From Missing Expert Report Sinks New Trial

Mealey's (November 30, 2018, 1:32 PM EST) -- ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida man will not get a new trial on his conviction for dealing the opioid analgesic furanylfentanyl; a federal judge on Nov. 29 held that the failure of the court to make the government provide an expert report for a testifying police officer did not prejudice the defendant (United States v. Devin Lashawn Jefferson, II, No: 6:18-cr-59, M.D. Fla., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 201910)....