State v. Cliff

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• trial court properly allowed eight-year-old sexual assault victim to testify while holding a doll when guardian ad litem testified doll had a calming effect on child
• “In cases, such as this, where it is necessary to receive testimony from young children, the court must strike a balance between the defendant’s right to a fair trial and the witnesses’ need for an environment in which he or she will not be intimidated into silence or to tears.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).