Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Ludwig
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 8, 1987No. 2883PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIEAND, Judge:
The significant issue in this appeal is whether the constitutional right of confrontation is violated when a child abuse victim is permitted to testify against his or her alleged abuser via closed circuit television.
On August 9, 1984, Paul Ludwig was arrested and charged with sexually abusing his six year old daughter. A preliminary hearing was held on August 28, 1984. Prior to the start of the hearing the victim was interviewed by the assistant district attorney and was able to discuss the details of the abuse in a manner which was consistent with prior reports which she had…
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