7th Circuit Affirms, Issues Warning For Court’s Policy Of Not Identifying Experts

Mealey's (January 26, 2018, 4:30 PM EST) -- CHICAGO — A federal trial court did not err in admitting expert testimony in a methamphetamine distribution case, but the court’s practice of not identifying expert witnesses to the jury “is problematic,” the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held Jan. 25 in affirming a man’s drug dealing and firearms convictions (United States of America v. Ronald Tingle, No. 17-1604, 7th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 1935)....