Opinion ID: 766117
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: The INS Specialist's Testimony

Text: 32 David Cartier, a research specialist at the INS, testified that of the 1365 asylum applications from Walker's office that he reviewed, many bore accounts of persecution that were very similar or even identical. We reject Walker's claim that this was improper expert testimony because it offered legal conclusions. Cartier's testimony simply summarized and commented on the contents of the applications without opining on the truth or falsity of those accounts or on whether Walker had committed a crime. Moreover, the applications themselves were before the jury and available to the defense for purposes of cross-examining Cartier. We review the admission of this summary evidence for abuse of discretion. SeeFagiola v. National Gypsum Co. AC & S., 906 F.2d 53, 56 (2d Cir. 1990). Its admission into evidence was well within the discretion of the district court under Fed. R. Evid. 1006.