Iowa最高法院下令对Lynn Lindaman进行新的审判,因为偏远儿童的证词侵犯了对抗权利。 Iowa Supreme Court orders new trial for Lynn Lindaman due to remote child testimony violating confrontation rights.

爱荷华州最高法院下令对Lynn Lindaman重新进行审判,Lynn Lindaman被判犯有性虐待一名7岁亲属的罪行,裁定允许该儿童通过闭路摄像头作证侵犯了其宪法权利,即与指控者对质。 The Iowa Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for Lynn Lindaman, convicted of sexually abusing a 7-year-old relative, ruling that allowing the child to testify via closed-circuit camera violated his constitutional right to confront his accuser. 大多数法官认为,远距离证词损害了这项权利,而两名法官则持不同意见,引述了儿童遭受的创伤和反诘问的充分性。 A majority of justices found the remote testimony undermined that right, while two dissented, citing the child’s trauma and the adequacy of cross-examination. 法院维持了Lindaman供词的可采性,并驳回了关于违反正当程序的主张。 The court upheld the admissibility of Lindaman’s confession and rejected claims of due process violations. 案件退回地区法院重审,作为允许弱势证人远程作证的拟议宪法修正案,有待2028年选民批准。 The case returns to district court for a retrial, as a proposed constitutional amendment allowing remote testimony for vulnerable witnesses awaits voter approval in 2028.