Special Agent Is Excluded From Testifying On Drug Code, Federal Judge Says

Mealey's (April 19, 2017, 11:49 AM EDT) -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — In a criminal case, a Drug Enforcement Agency special agent may not provide expert opinion testimony regarding drug code generally because the agent was not properly designated as an expert witness, a New Mexico federal judge ruled April 17; however, the special agent may provide lay opinion testimony “limited to his personal perceptions of the investigation and intercepted communications” (United States of America v. Fidal Abdeljawad and Ashley Watson, No. 15-cr-3394, D. N.M., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 58122)....