Braulio Marcelo Castillo v. Virginia
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Does the Confrontation Clause allow a non-victim child witness to testify against his father via two-way closed-circuit television when the witness cannot see his father and does not know that his father is on trial for murder?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Does the Confrontation Clause allow a non-victim child witness to testify against his father via twoway closed-circuit television when the witness cannot see his father and does not know that his father is on trial for murder? 2. Given that Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004), removed the underpinnings of Maryland v. Craig, 497 U.S. 836 (1990), should Craig be overruled? ii STATEMENT OF RELATED CASES Castillo v. Commonwealth, Record No. 191028, Virginia Supreme Court. Petition for Appeal denied February 27, 2020; Petition for Rehearing denied August 5, 2020. Castillo v. Commonwealth, No. 0140-17-4, Virginia Court of Appeals. Judgment entered June 4, 2019. Commonwealth v. Castillo, CR26450-00-01-02, Loudoun County Circuit Court. Judgement entered December 30, 2016.