Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1/21/2014

Commonwealth v. Williams

Citations

84 A.3d 680
624 Pa. 183
2014 WL 241870
2014 Pa. LEXIS 197

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recognizing that at one time rape victims “ran the risk of finding their own moral characters on trial during the prosecution of their assailants”
reiterating that the right to confrontation is basically a trial right that ensures the reliability of the evidence against a criminal defendant
noting amendment to state constitution was intended to permit remote testimony by child witnesses
under both Pa.Const. art. I., § 9 and U.S.Const. amend. VI, the accused has right to be -4- J-S13025-17 confronted with witnesses against him
the harmless error doctrine “reflects the reality that the accused is entitled to a fair trial, not a perfect trial.”
“[T]he amendment was designed to permit the enactment of laws or the adoption of rules that would permit child victims or witnesses to testify in criminal proceedings outside the physical presence of the accused.”

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Judges: Baer, Castille, Eakin, McCaffery, Saylor, Stevens, Todd

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