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Carter v. State,
2008 OK CR 2 (January 17, 2008): 1. Wire Taps; 2. Experts; Drug Jargon: Taleeta Carter was convicted by jury in Lincoln County of Conspiracy to Traffick Methamphetamine and Unlawful Use of Communication Facility to Facilitate a Felony. The Court AFFIRMED over several claims of error. The primary evidence presented by the State consisted of phone calls intercepted between between Carter and the conspiracy leader and also testimony from a police officer as an "expert" in explaining the drug jargon used in the calls. Concerning the calls, trial counsel failed to object properly at trial to the phone calls and thus the "minimization" efforts of the police were reviewed for plain error (a very deferential standard of review) as was the claim that the calls contained other bad acts. Also, there was no error in allowing the "expert" testimony of the police officer concerning the drug jargon.
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