Opinion ID: 1058965
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Professor Steven Fuller

Text: George Mason University Professor Steven Fuller testified over the defendant's objection about the economic impact of the 47 days of turmoil caused by the criminal conduct of Muhammad and Malvo. Assignment of error 60 complains that his testimony was permitted without notice required by the pretrial discovery order, and further was without proper foundation or a basis in the record for such expert testimony to be admitted. The trial court found that Fuller did not generate any reports which were required to be produced by the pretrial discovery order. Although Muhammad claims in his brief that the testimony was wholly irrelevant, he also answers his own objection by stating, [t]his witness was crucial to the Commonwealth theory that the October, [2002] shooting influenced the government. Other than relevance, an issue he concedes, Muhammad does not offer any specific basis upon which this testimony was admitted without proper foundation. Upon review of the record, we cannot say that the trial court abused its discretion in permitting Fuller to testify.