U.S. v. RAHM

No. 92-10429.

993 F.2d 1405 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sharon Ann RAHM, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 11, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian P. Berson, Asst. Federal Public Defender, San Francisco, CA, for defendant-appellant.

Martha Boersch and Harry Litman, Asst. U.S. Attys., San Francisco, CA, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FLETCHER, REINHARDT, and NOONAN, Circuit Judges.


REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

Sharon Ann Rahm appeals her conviction on charges of possession of counterfeit currency and of attempting to pass counterfeit currency, both in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 472. We hold that the district court erred in excluding expert testimony proffered by Rahm, and reverse and remand.

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On August 3, 1991, Rahm attempted to purchase a three-dollar box of tea from the Canton Bazaar in San Francisco using a counterfeit...

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