Judge Denies Accused Gang Member’s Request For Expert Witness

Mealey's (February 13, 2019, 4:35 PM EST) -- DETROIT — An accused Detroit gang member lost his bid to present expert testimony on eyewitness identification on the U.S. government’s claims that he was the driver of a car during a drive-by slaying, with a Michigan federal judge on Feb. 12 saying the defendant’s lack of an identified expert was fatal to his request (United States v. Edwin Mills, et al., No. 16-cr-20460, E.D. Mich., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22136)....