Jennifer Mae Levin v. Florida

Whether – in a case involving the charge of DUI manslaughter – the prosecution can meets its burden of proving “cause of death” through the testimony of a “hospitalist” who did not treat the alleged victim and who merely reviewed the alleged victim’s medical records?

Whether a criminal defendant’s Sixth Amendment right of confrontation is violated when a “hospitalist” – who is not a medical examiner and who did not treat the alleged victim – testifies as to the alleged victim’s cause of death (i.e., can such an expert simply review the alleged victim’s medical record and give an opinion based on the review of the medical record)?