MANN

v.

UNITED STATES

Citator

Cited By (39 total)

• United States v. West, 670 F.2d 675 (7th Cir. 1982)
  …rt’s admissibility ruling is limited to determining whether the court abused its wide discretion concerning admissibility of expert testimony. United States v. Watson, 587 F. 2d 365, 369 (7th Cir. 1978), cert. denied sub nom. Davis v. United States, 439 U.S. 1132, 99 S.Ct. 1055, 59 L.Ed.2d 95 (1979). Expert testimony is admissible only when the specialized knowledge of an expert will assist the trier of fact in understanding the evidence or in determining a fact in issue. Fed.R.Evid. 702. “The theory upon w…
• Chauncey L. Moore, Jr. v. The Marketplace Rest., Inc., 754 F.2d 1336 (7th Cir. 1985)
  …t by the strictures of the citizen informant rule but by “the factual, practical considerations of everyday life upon which reasonable prudent men, not legal technicians act.” United States v. Watson, 587 F. 2d 365, 368 (7th Cir.1978), cert. denied, 439 U.S. 1132, 99 S.Ct. 1055, 59 L.Ed.2d 95; United States v. Ganter, 436 F. 2d 364 (7th Cir.1970); See also Brinegar v. United States, 338 U.S. 160, 69 S.Ct. 1302, 93 L.Ed. 1879 (1949). Whether the arrest was valid depends upon “the facts and circumstances wit…
• United States v. Covelli, 738 F.2d 847 (7th Cir. 1984)
  …given situation involves “the factual, practical considerations of everyday life upon which reasonable, prudent [persons], not legal technicians act.” United States v. Watson, 587 F. 2d 365, 368 (7th Cir.1978), cert. denied, Davis v. United States, 439 U.S. 1132, 99 S.Ct. 1055, 59 L.Ed.2d 95 (1979). The information which the officers possessed at the time of Covelli’s arrest included the fact that he had purchased some clothing in an airport shop with three $100 bills. The store clerk noticed that one of t…