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The Supreme Court determined that a child witness could provide testimony through one-way closed-circuit television during a child abuse trial. This method of testimony was found to not infringe upon the protections guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment.
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The Supreme Court determined that allowing a child to provide testimony through one-way closed-circuit television during a child abuse trial does not infringe upon the Sixth Amendment.
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The Supreme Court decided that a child witness in a child abuse trial can give testimony using one-way closed-circuit television. This approach allows the child to testify remotely, and the Court determined that this method does not go against the Sixth Amendment.
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The country's highest court made a decision. It said that a child who saw something happen can tell their story using a special TV screen during a trial about child abuse. This way of letting a child speak in court does not break the rules for a fair trial.