Is an opinion from a police officer who interviewed an addict on whether more addiction is caused by pain medication?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Williams, 245 Cal.Rptr. 336, 44 Cal.3d 883, 751 P.2d 395 (Cal. 1988):
People v. Nunn (1956) 46 Cal.2d 460, 466-467, 296 P.2d 813, on which defendant relies is not contrary. In that case we held that the court properly admitted opinion testimony of a police officer experienced in interviewing addicts on whether more addiction resulted from use of pain medication
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