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evidenceevidencedocument2015 Federal TrialDr. Scott Atran's Rule 16 expert disclosure, including the disputed prediction about future attacksBruck explained that the disputed future-attacks prediction appeared at the end of Scott Atran's Rule 16 expert disclosure. He said the defense was not making an empirical prediction, while Mellin argued that the statement was speculative and inappropriate for sentencing.
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Dr. Scott Atran's Rule 16 expert disclosure, including the disputed prediction about future attacks

Bruck explained that the disputed future-attacks prediction appeared at the end of Scott Atran's Rule 16 expert disclosure. He said the defense was not making an empirical prediction, while Mellin argued that the statement was speculative and inappropriate for sentencing.

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The disclosure prompted a dispute over a proposed mitigating factor concerning whether execution would increase future terrorist attacks; Bruck disclaimed an empirical prediction, while Mellin sought exclusion.

Trial Record (1)

2015 Federal Trial

Day 46