tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post315726751088508335..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Cross-examination by teleconference?Gritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-51113272469045719262009-11-03T09:08:30.398-06:002009-11-03T09:08:30.398-06:00@ 8:54, "mere pregnancy" because pregnan...@ 8:54, "mere pregnancy" because pregnancies terminate and then the witness would be available to come to court. The old standard was only to allow remote testimony in cases of terminal illness. The appellate processes in capital cases frequently take years or even a decade or more. I see little harm in waiting till after delivery if her testimony was so critical.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-41713517142425051702009-11-03T08:54:59.226-06:002009-11-03T08:54:59.226-06:00"mere pregnancy"?????
Ya, she could have..."mere pregnancy"?????<br />Ya, she could have just gotten an abortion and come to testify. No problem.<br /><br />Give me a break.<br />Surely there are other injustices to hyperventilate over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-33346941232683806442009-11-03T08:14:37.096-06:002009-11-03T08:14:37.096-06:00In 2005, the TX Legislature finally enacted a prov...In 2005, the TX Legislature finally enacted a provision allowing the State to request the pretrial deposition of otherwise unavailable witnesses. Previously, only defendants had that right and prosecutors had been begging for it for years. This new avenue for securing testimony should alleviate the State's need to resort to teleconferencing and the like in most cases.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com