U.S. v. RUTLAND

No. 03-3915.

372 F.3d 543 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America v. Chris RUTLAND Christopher H. Rutland, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

June 23, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth W. Kayser (Argued), Livingston, for Appellant.

George S. Leone, Office of United States Attorney, Newark, Glenn J. Moramarco (Argued), Office of United States Attorney, Camden, for Appellee.

Before ALITO, FISHER and ALDISERT, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

FISHER, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Christopher H. Rutland appeals from his judgment of sentence, arguing that it was unfairly prejudicial to allow the government's exceptionally-qualified handwriting expert to testify to the ultimate issue of authorship of key documents. The Advisory Committee Note to Rule 403 of the Federal Rules of Evidence states, unfair prejudice "means an undue tendency to suggest decision on an improper basis, commonly...

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