In re Walker

In In re Walker, 11th Dist. No. 2002-A-0089, 2003 Ohio 799, the Court held that a trial court committed reversible error by admitting and relying upon a psychologist's report and testimony, which was based almost entirely upon inadmissible hearsay statements. Id. at P36. The Ohio Rules of Evidence provide that "the facts of data upon which an expert bases an opinion of inference may be those perceived by him or admitted in evidence at the hearing." Evid.R. 703. "Where an expert bases his opinion, in whole or in major part, on facts or data perceived by him, the requirement of Evid.R. 703 has been satisfied." State v. Solomon (1991), 59 Ohio St.3d 124, 570 N.E.2d 1118, at syllabus.