HICKMAN, Justice.
The question on appeal is whether it is unconstitutional for the state to use a videotaped deposition of a child who has been raped and play it for the jury rather than call the child as a witness at trial. Our statute permitting such videotaped depositions is constitutional, and the use of the videotaped deposition in this case was proper.
Randy McGuire is the step-father of the victim, an 11 year old girl. While she lived with her mother...
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