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People v. Johnson

Citations

  • 497 N.E.2d 308
  • 146 Ill. App. 3d 640
  • 100 Ill. Dec. 330
  • 1986 Ill. App. LEXIS 2194

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  • child witness who is physically present is nevertheless “unavailable” for confrontation purposes if psychologically unable to testify
  • judge’s observation of five year old witness’s reticence to testify in defendant’s presence and the improvement in her testimony upon the defendant’s removal “better demonstrated the necessity of the procedure than could the opinion of any expert”
  • although defendant secluded during videotaped testimony, no confrontation violation since victim was cross-examined

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Judges: Welch, Harrison, Karns

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