北达科他州最高法院审理对谋杀案件中儿童远距离作证的上诉,对第六修正案权利提出质疑。 North Dakota Supreme Court hears appeal over remote testimony by children in murder case, questioning Sixth Amendment rights.

2025年9月,北达科他州最高法院法官听取了关于允许谋杀被告的子女远程作证是否侵犯其对抗证人的宪法权利的论点。 In September 2025, North Dakota Supreme Court justices heard arguments over whether allowing a murder defendant’s children to testify remotely violated his constitutional right to confront witnesses. Spencer Moen因在2023年杀害妻子而被判处终身监禁,他质疑审判法院允许在治疗师说亲身作证会伤害孩子后进行远程证词的决定。 Spencer Moen, sentenced to life in prison for killing his wife in 2023, challenged the trial court’s decision to permit remote testimony after therapists said in-person testimony would harm the children. 他的律师辩称,这项裁决违反了《第六修正案》,声称这些儿童没有危险,只当证人是受害者时,才适用远距离作证的先例。 His attorney argued the ruling breached the Sixth Amendment, claiming the children were not in danger and that precedent for remote testimony applies only when witnesses are victims. 法院没有立即作出裁决,根据咨询意见将案件提交法庭,预期几周后作出裁定。 The court did not rule immediately, taking the case under advisement for a decision expected in a few weeks.