Criminal
Jun. 1, 2011
Child Witnesses in Court
A review of statutes and appellate cases governing child witnesses.
Kristin K. Eriksson-Embree
City of San Luis ObispoKristin is an attorney in the Los Angeles County Superior Court Planning and Research Unit.
Special issues arise whenever children under 18 years of age are called upon to testify in California courts. Judges and litigants should be familiar with the balance that must be struck between protecting the child and ensuring that the substance of the testimony is not significantly altered.
The objective of this article and self-study test is to review the most important statutes and appellate cases governing child witnesses. Readers will learn about protecting the child witnes...
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