Child witnesses or victims do not have the constitutional right to testify in criminal proceedings via videotaped depositions or closed-circuit television, the Supreme Court has ruled, striking down the 1995 voter-approved amendment to the state Constitution.
The high court ruled that the proposed amendment is unconstitutional because it contained two separate amendments, but allowed voters to vote on them only in the form of one question.
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