Linn v. Fossum

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting routine recognition that “an expert’s testimony may not merely be used as a conduit for the introduction of the otherwise inadmissible evidence” (internal quotations omitted)
• applying harmless error analysis to defendant’s improper bolstering of expert witness testimony
• “This is consistent with the general rule that it is improper on direct examination to introduce evidence to support the credibility of a witness.”
• improper to impeach an expert witness by eliciting from another expert witness what he thinks of that expert
• “Usually, experts can testify that they formed their opinions in reliance on sources that contain inadmissible information without also conveying the substance of the inadmissible information.”
• \[A]n expert is not permitted to testify on direct examination that the expert relied on consultations with colleagues or other experts in reaching his or her opinion.\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

38 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

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  Supreme Court of Florida· 2014-11-13· cited 135×
• Special v. Baux
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2011-11-16· cited 28×
• Dufour v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2011-08-25· cited 27×
• Anthony Cruz v. State of Florida
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2015-05-20· cited 26×
• Johnson v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2012-11-08· cited 26×
• Mendoza v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2011-07-08· cited 26×
• Pratte v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2006-12-22· cited 18×
• Witham v. Sheehan Pipeline Construction Co.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2010-09-23· cited 16×
• CA v. Department of Children and Families
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2007-06-13· cited 15×
• Monica A. Gutierrez, etc. v. Jose Luis Vargas, M.D., etc.
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2018-03-22· cited 13×
• In Re Commitment of DeBolt
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2009-03-04· cited 10×
• Telfort v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2008-04-02· cited 8×
• Woodward v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2008-10-15· cited 7×
• University of Florida Board of Trustees v. Stone
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2012-06-21· cited 7×
• PHILIP MORRIS USA INC., and R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO. v. ROSE POLLARI, etc
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2017-08-30· cited 6×
• Tolbert v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2013-05-01· cited 5×
• Bunche v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2009-02-18· cited 4×
• Caban v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2009-03-20· cited 4×
• Jv v. Dept. of Children and Family Servs.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2007-10-10· cited 4×
• Duss Ex Rel. Regions Bank v. Garcia
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2012-01-06· cited 3×

Cites

24 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Applegate v. Barnett Bank of Tallahassee
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1979-10-04· cited 1,882×
• Lewis v. Rego Co.
  Third Circuit· 1985-03-15· cited 109×
• Ray v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2000-02-03· cited 93×
• Cirack v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1967-07-05· cited 60×
• Capehart v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1991-06-13· cited 40×
• Brennan v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1999-07-08· cited 33×
• Evans v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2001-12-13· cited 28×
• Reaves v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1986-04-03· cited 23×
• Bender v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1985-07-30· cited 23×
• United States v. Jacqueline Panseta Brown
  Eleventh Circuit· 2002-07-31· cited 21×
• Schwarz v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1997-06-04· cited 21×
• Riggins v. Mariner Boat Works, Inc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1989-06-14· cited 18×
• Bunyak v. Clyde J. Yancey & Sons Dairy, Inc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1983-09-16· cited 16×
• Maklakiewicz v. Berton
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1995-03-29· cited 13×
• Erwin v. Todd
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1997-08-22· cited 13×
• Quarrel v. Minervini
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1987-07-07· cited 11×
• Donshik v. Sherman
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2003-09-10· cited 9×
• Jefferis v. Marzano
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1985-03-19· cited 8×
• Liberatore v. Kaufman
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2003-02-05· cited 8×
• Gerber v. Iyengar
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1998-12-23· cited 6×

Other cases named Linn v. Fossum

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Linn v. Fossum
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2004-10-18· cited 3×