· 10/7/2020
In the Matter of Bilton
Syllabus
This opinion reverses Micah Allen Bilton's adjudication as a sexually violent predator and remands the proceeding for a new trial because due process does not allow a testifying expert to offer hearsay as a basis for the expert's opinion without a baseline demonstration that the hearsay is reliable.
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