Where's the Remote Control. It's Time for Virtual Justice: A Proposal to Amend the Rules of Court-Martial to Allow for Testimony by Video Teleconference

摘要

The Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause has evolved and undergone significant change since its inception in early Roman history.' This evolution continues today as a result of technological advances in communications that have improved our ability to electronically access remote witnesses that were traditionally beyond the court's jurisdiction. Consequently, courts today are in a position to enhance an accused's opportunity to 'confront' witnesses against them in criminal trials.