United States Ninth Circuit

Defendant's psychological expert's methodology was reliable, and his testimony was relevant to assist the jury. Exclusion of the entirety of that testimony, as a sanction for a violation of Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 16(b)(1)(C), was erroneous.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/03/2001
• Decided 08/20/2002
• Published 08/20/2002

Judges

• BRIGHT, Circuit Judge., Before: BRIGHT,B. FLETCHER, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• J. Toney, Woodland, CA, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John K. Vincent, United States Attorney, Norman Wong, Assistant United States Attorney, Thomas E. Flynn, Assistant United States Attorney, and Mark J. McKeon, Assistant United States Attorney, Sacramento, CA, for the appellee.