In United States v. Delatorre, a case involving alleged drug trafficking by Mexican-American individuals, a government witness was permitted to explain some language used in intercepted phone calls and in notebooks recovered from some of the defendants. The expert witness explained what coded words meant and how the words were used to indicate what drug was being discussed. According to the reviewing court, did the trial court commit reversible error when it allowed the woman expert to explain the meanings of some of the coded words and to further explain how drug cartels typically operate?

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