High Court Declines Review Of 11th Circuit Decision On Officers’ Lay Opinions

Mealey's (June 8, 2020, 12:02 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — An 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling that law enforcement officers testifying based on their experience in a drug dealing case were not offering expert opinions under Federal Rule of Evidence 702 stands after the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari for the case June 8 (Lenin Lugo v. United States, No. 19-855, U.S. Sup.)....