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U.S. v. SMITH

No. 11-4336.

701 F.3d 1002 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kristen Deanna SMITH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: December 17, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: William A. Mitchell, Jr. , Brennan, Sullivan & McKenna, LLP, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellant. Hollis Raphael Weisman , Office of the United States Attorney, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Timothy J. Sullivan , Brennan, Sullivan & McKenna, LLP, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellant. Rod J. Rosenstein , United States Attorney, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge DIAZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge DUNCAN and Judge AGEE joined.

OPINION

DIAZ, Circuit Judge:

Kristen Deanna Smith was convicted by a jury of involuntary manslaughter during the commission of an unlawful act not amounting to a felony, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1112(a). The district court sentenced her to a term of fifty-one months' imprisonment.

Smith advances three arguments on appeal. First, she contends the district court erred by admitting expert testimony that she claims exceeded the scope of the government...

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