Also known as: child witness
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A fine levied by a master on a servant who became pregnant without the master's consent.
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Catherine Carter faced charges of assaulting a student. After a psychologist testified that in-person testimony would cause severe trauma, the court allowed the child to testify via one-way closed-circuit television while preserving oath, cross-examination, and demeanor observation. The procedure satisfied constitutional requirements.
Charles Cunningham stood trial for abusing a child. The prosecution introduced the child's out-of-court statements to a doctor under a firmly rooted hearsay exception. The court held that the statements bore sufficient indicia of reliability without requiring the child's live testimony.
Curtis Cannon was prosecuted for misconduct involving a camper. The trial court permitted closed-circuit testimony based solely on a general expert opinion without an individualized finding of trauma. The appellate court reversed because the necessity showing was inadequate.
Christopher Collins faced charges involving a young child. The prosecutor impeached the child's in-court testimony with prior videotaped statements. The court admitted the videotape as substantive evidence after the child adopted the statements.
Cecilia Cabrera was tried for abusing a child. The court erected a screen so the child could not see the defendant during testimony. The procedure violated confrontation rights because it eliminated face-to-face confrontation without any finding of necessity.
It refers to a fine levied by a master on a servant who became pregnant without the master's consent.
…Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment—which gives a defendant the right to confront witnesses against him—requires that a child witness in a child abuse case testify in the courtroom in the presence of the defendant. The court rejected the State’s argument that the Confrontation Clause embodies only a general interest in…