Abstract
This Comment examines whether implementing virtual evidentiary proceedings diminishes a criminal defendant’s Constitutional rights. Part One introduces the Confrontation Clause and judicial interpretations that shape its modern legal view.
Part One also introduces the importance of face-to-face testimony and how the Confrontation Clause is founded upon that principle. Part One concludes by offering psychological research that highlights the im-portance of face-to-face proceedings that allow for effective criminal proceedings. Part Two introduces legislation that hinders defendants’ Confrontation rights and critically analyzes that legislation. Part Three argues for the abandonment of virtual criminal proceedings and highlights other factors that should be considered when courts implement virtual court proceedings.
Repository Citation
Hunter J. Phillips,
Virtual Court Proceedings and Their Effect on Criminal Defendants’ Rights,
30
Marq. Intell. Prop. & Innovation L. Rev.
173
(2025).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.marquette.edu/ipilr/vol30/iss1/8
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