United States First Circuit

An arson defendant failed to properly advise the district court of the nature of his objection to admission of expert opinion testimony as to the cause of a fire, under Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharm., Inc., 509 U.S. 579. Admission was proper on "plain error" review.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/20/2002
• Published 08/20/2002

Judges

• LIPEZ, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas M. Dickinson, with whom Pine & Cantor was on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Donald C. Lockhart, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Margaret E. Curran, United States Attorney, and Stephanie S. Browne, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief for appellee.