Opinion ID: 331054
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Heading Rank: 8

Heading: identification of chiarizio's voice

Text: 34 Finally, Chiarizo argues that it was reversible error for an FBI agent to identify from the witness stand a voice on the tape as Chiarizio's when the agent had never met Chiarizio or otherwise spoken with him personally. In defendant's view, this voice identification testimony was the expression of mere opinion. However, particular expert qualification is not required for voice identification. See Davis v. United States, 279 F.2d 576, 579 (4th Cir. 1960); Palos v. United States, 416 F.2d 438, 440 (5th Cir. 1969); United States v. Rizzo, 492 F.2d 443, 448 (1974). Moreover, it is undisputed that the agent in question had heard Chiarizio's voice exemplar. This undoubtedly provided a sufficient basis for the agent's identification testimony. 35 Accordingly, we deny this claim of error also. 36 The judgment of conviction is affirmed.