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April 28, 2014
State v. Calvin Overholt Jr. & State v. Robert Oliver
Case Number(s):
SC13-962, SC13-1143
Transcript:
Summary:
Mr. Overholt and Mr. Oliver were both convicted in separate cases of sexual battery and
molestation of children. The trial court allowed the children to testify with a screen
blocking their view of the defendants and the defendants’ view of them. The Fourth
District Court of Appeal overturned the convictions, ruling the use of the screen violated
the defendants’ Sixth Amendment right to confront their accusers. The State appealed
each ruling to this Court, which consolidated the cases because they involved the same
legal question.