With Paul Burks’ criminal trial just three days away and trial briefs field by both parties, objections have been raised regarding proposed expert witnesses.
Paul Burks is objecting to Tucker Greer of Price Waterhouse Coopers. The DOJ are objecting to John White and Morris Aaron.
Paul Burks identifies Tucker Greer as a “computer examiner”.
In his objection, Burks seeks to ‘
preclude or limit aspects of Mr. Greer’s anticipated testimony
‘ that might fall outside of this scope.
It is readily apparent from Mr. Greer’s background and information provided by the government that he does not have expertise in the areas of finance, mathematics, or predictions.
Nonetheless, the government has stated its intention to have Mr. Greer, among other things, “analyze” dollars paid into the program and testify about the “number of victim-investors.”
The prosecution has also suggested to undersigned counsel that the government may seek to have Mr. Greer testify about “modeling/forecasting” with respect to the ZeekRewards program.
Despite the aforementioned limitations on Mr. Greer’s anticipated testimony to that of a “computer examiner” who reconstructed the company’s databases, the prosecution appears to be intent on having Mr. Greer provide expert testimony on matters that concern financial or mathematical analyses and forecasting.
These types of analyses and forecasting fall well outside of the scope of Mr. Greer’s noticed expertise as a “computer examiner.”
Accordingly, Mr. Burks, through undersigned counsel, moves this Court in limine to preclude or limit Mr. Greer from testifying beyond the scope of a “computer examiner” and about the aforementioned “subject areas.”
In what might be another example of a
fishing expedition
, Burks is asking for a pre-trial “written summary” of Tucker Greer’s testimony.
The handful of charts and graphs provided by the prosecution, which apparently consist of Mr. Greer’s analyses and predictions about the data in question, are not accompanied by anything resembling his actual opinion.
Rule 16 requires more.
to the extent that the prosecution intends to elicit testimony from Mr. Greer concerning matters beyond how “certain evidence was located and recreated,” Mr. Burks, through undersigned counsel, requests that the Court direct the prosecution to provide Mr. Greer’s actual opinion(s) and bases for his opinion(s) regarding those “subject areas,” as well as any additional background or experience to support his putative expert testimony.
He’s also asked the court to prohibit Greer from using the terms “investment” and “interest”, ‘
based on the anticipated scope of his testimony as a “computer examiner”
‘.
Burks wants the terms “victim-investors”, “winners” and “losers” off-limits too.
These are not terms or labels found in the company data that Mr. Greer was tasked with analyzing.
Instead, these are terms and labels that the prosecution has applied to matters that are for the jury to decide.
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🤖 Quick Answer
What are the main expert witness objections in the Paul Burks criminal case?Paul Burks objects to Tucker Greer from PwC, seeking to limit his testimony outside computer examination expertise. The DOJ objects to John White and Morris Aaron. Burks argues Greer lacks competence in finance, mathematics, and predictions, challenging the government's intention to have him analyze financial program data.
Who is Tucker Greer and what is his stated expertise?
Tucker Greer is a computer examiner from Price Waterhouse Coopers proposed as an expert witness by the government. However, his background does not include demonstrated expertise in finance, mathematics, or financial analysis, according to Burks' objection motion.
What scope limitations does Paul Burks seek regarding expert testimony?
Burks seeks to preclude or limit aspects of Greer's anticipated testimony that extend beyond computer examination. He argues
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