United States Ninth Circuit

Expert testimony regarding the general structure and operations of drug trafficking organizations is inadmissible where the defendant is not charged with a conspiracy to import drugs, or where such evidence is not otherwise probative.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/10/2000
• Decided 01/16/2001
• Published 01/16/2001

Judges

• WARDLAW, Circuit Judge:, Before:  B. FLETCHER, THOMAS, and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Todd W. Burns,Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, California, for the defendant-appellant., Gregory A. Vega, United States Attorney, andJohn N. Parmley, Assistant United States Attorney, San Diego, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.