State v. Rulona

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• abuse of discretion to allow eight-year-old sexual abuse victim sit on his counselor's lap while testifying because no demonstration of compelling necessity
• abuse of discretion to allow eight-year-old sexual abuse victim sit on his counselor’s lap while testifying because no demonstration of compelling necessity
• conviction reversed where statute permitted victim-witness assistant to accompany victim to court proceedings and trial court permitted 8-year-old victim to testify from lap of sexual abuse counselor without a showing of compelling necessity
• conviction reversed where statute permitted victim-witness assistant to accompany victim to court proceedings and trial court permitted 8-year-old victim to testify from lap of sexual abuse counselor without a showing of compelling necessity

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