DEA Worker’s Testimony Reliable, Relevant In Drug Smuggling Case, Panel Finds

Mealey's (December 20, 2019, 3:37 PM EST) -- ATLANTA — A federal court properly allowed a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) researcher to testify as an expert at trial for three indicted cocaine smugglers, the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decided Dec. 18, finding the expert’s opinions on smuggling drugs by boat both reliable and relevant (United States v. Armando Reyes-Garcia, et al., No. 18-10144, 11th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 37414)....