Iowa HJR9 proposes an amendment to the state constitution to allow limitations on the right of an accused to confront witnesses, particularly.
Iowa HJR9 proposes an amendment to the state constitution to allow limitations on the right of an accused to confront witnesses, particularly children under the age of 18 and those with mental illness, intellectual disability, or other developmental disabilities. The resolution aims to protect these vulnerable witnesses by allowing the right to confront them to be limited by law. If adopted, the amendment would be published and referred to the next general assembly for adoption before being submitted to the electorate for ratification.
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