United States Fourth Circuit

Defendant's conviction for involuntary manslaughter during the commission of an unlawful act not amounting to a felony is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not commit reversible error in allowing expert testimony concerning generic alcohol metabolization rates; 2) defendant is not entitled to a judgment of acquittal; and 3) the district court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to give defendant's requested jury instruction concerning blood alcohol level extrapolation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/17/2012
• Published 12/17/2012

Judges

• Diaz

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel