Iowa SJR9 proposes an amendment to the state constitution to allow limitations on the right of an accused to confront witnesses who are children or.
Iowa SJR9 proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa to protect children under the age of eighteen and any witness with a mental illness, intellectual disability, or other developmental disability. The amendment would allow the right of an accused to confront such witnesses to be limited by law. If adopted, the resolution would be published and referred to the next general assembly for adoption before being submitted to the electorate for ratification.
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