Wrong Ruling On Expert Helps Send Border Patrol Case Back For New Trial

Mealey's (October 5, 2020, 9:32 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The improper exclusion of expert testimony for a man who was convicted of assaulting a Border Patrol agent when the agent caught him illegally entering the country from Mexico, combined with prosecutorial misconduct at the man's trial, warrant reversal and remand for a new trial, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held Oct. 1 (United States v. Rony Oswaldo Asencio-De Leon, No. 19-10118, 9th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 31204)....