State v. Ulestad

¶14 (dissenting) — I respectfully dissent. I disagree with the majority that the trial court committed reversible error solely because it provided one-way, rather than two-way, closed-circuit television of a child victim’s testimony, augmented by an alternate method for defendant-counsel consultation. I would hold that (1) this alternate procedure substantially complied with the statutory requirements of RCW 9A.44.150 and (2) in the absence of a specific allegation or showing of actually denied of access to counsel, the lack of strict compliance did not violate Ulestad’s constitutional right…