Topic
Child Testimony
15 published works
On Brief: Iowa's Appellate Blog
Divided Iowa Supreme Court reaffirms 2024 decision barring minors’ closed-circuit testimony against accused
By Rox Laird
The Iowa Supreme Court in a decision issued Dec. 23 reaffirmed its 2024 ruling that allowing testimony by minors in criminal trials via one-way closed-circuit video violates defendants’ right to…
EvidenceProf Blog
Supreme Court of New Hampshire Finds Child Testimony Via One-Way Livestream Video Violates State Constitution
By Colin Miller
The Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment provides that "[a]n all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right...to be confronted with the witnesses against him." Moreover, Part I, Article…
Family
Error to Exclude Seven-Year-Old Child’s Testimony in Franklin, Tennessee: In re Kansas B.
By K.O. Herston
When can a court prevent a child from testifying in Tennessee?
Family
Child’s Testimony in Chambers Causes Reversal in Morristown, Tennessee Contested Adoption: In re Lyric. N.
By K.O. Herston
When can a child testify privately in Tennessee, and how does it work?
Virginia Family Law Journal
Charlottesville Divorce Lawyer Rob Hagy-Divorce Did You Know Number 11-Can A Child Testify By Closed Circuit Television?
By Rob Hagy
Yes. Under certain circumstances set forth in this statute, a child can testify by two-way closed-circuit television.-Rob Hagy, Charlottesville Divorce Lawyer. If you have a case where a child's testimony…
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Blog
PA Superior Court: Child Complainant Who Does Not Understand Obligation to Tell the Truth May Not Testify
Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire The Pennsylvania Superior Court has decided the case of In the Interest of K.B., affirming a trial court’s finding that a child complainant was incompetent…
Family
Children’s Private Testimony Contributes to Reversal in Crossville, Tennessee Divorce: Colvard v. Colvard
By K.O. Herston
When can children testify privately in a Tennessee child-custody dispute?
On Point
SCOW holds video of child admissible; talks about forfeiture but makes no law
By Wisconsin State Public Defender
State v. Mercado, 2021 WI 2, 1/20/21, reversing a published court of appeals decision; case activity (including briefs) Mercado stood trial for sexual assault of three young girls. A video…
Divorce: New York
Shielding the Child in Custody Proceedings
By Neil Cahn
No one is more affected by custody determinations than the children. On the other hand, the courts strain to prevent children from having to testify in front of their parents.…
Divorce: New York
If The Pros Can't Tell When Children Lie, How Can Courts Decide Custody?
By Neil Cahn
In his February, 2016 TED talk, developmental researcher Kang Lee tells us that adults cannot tell whether children are lying. As part of his research, Dr. Lee asked children to…