Who may be Witnesses (See also AM 00-4-07-SC)

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1. Who bears the burden of rebutting the child’s presumed competence under Section 6(b)?
2. In a child-abuse case, an over-eighteen witness is judicially found unable fully to care for or protect herself because…
3. After an initial competence ruling, substantial concerns emerge during the child’s testimony. Is the court forbidden to…
4. At a competency examination, may the court exclude the defendant without considering whether competence can be fully ev…
5. A family member who is also a witness is the only person able to interpret for the child. Is that person automatically …
6. Explain the Child Witness Rule’s ordinary age definition and its special child-abuse extension.
7. An initially competent child later has difficulty communicating and distinguishing truth from falsehood. Explain the co…
8. A necessary interpreter is also a family witness. Explain the specific safeguards rather than imposing blanket exclusio…