Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the accused's right to question the child complainant and to a fair trial was violated
Decisione estratta
No. The accused had the opportunity at the first-instance hearing to have supplementary questions put to the complainant through the court, and the child complainant's direct confrontation was lawfully avoided.
Motivazione estratta
The court held that the decisive right is satisfied if the accused has one effective opportunity during the proceedings to pose questions. The record showed he was expressly informed of this possibility, and the complainant remained capable of giving substantive answers at that time.