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- Posted February 07, 2011
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Courtroom screen at issue for Mich. justices
ALLEGAN, Mich. (AP) -- The Michigan Supreme Court will decide if a convicted sex offender's rights were violated when a courtroom screen was used to prevent a witness from seeing him.
The case involves Ronald Rose, an Allegan County man who's in prison for at least 25 years for sexually assaulting a young girl.
During the 2008 trial, a one-way screen was used to prevent the 8-year-old from seeing Rose while she testified. He still could see her and so could the jury. Experts say the girl was afraid of Rose and had suffered from nightmares.
The Supreme Court agreed to take the case last week. The questions include whether the screen violated Rose's constitutional right to face a witness. The appeals court said no.
Published: Mon, Feb 7, 2011
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