The following excerpt is from United States v. Dupree, 13-2314(L), 14-1651(CON) (2nd Cir. 2015):
The district court did not err in precluding expert testimony about the obligations of the parties under the loan agreement, because, as the district court reasonably determined, that was a question for the jury to resolve. See United States v. Duncan, 42 F.3d 97, 101-03 (2d Cir. 1994).
Dupree contends that the bank officer who negotiated the agreement testified as an expert; however, that witness provided only his understanding of the agreement's terms, and
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the court instructed the jury accordingly. Cf. United States v. Ferguson, 676 F.3d 260, 294 (2d Cir. 2011).
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