TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Brenda Gadd on Apr 6, 2016

A bill, which as amended would have permitted live video transmission of testimony in criminal cases, failed to move forward today. The measure (HB0400) by Rep. Curtis Halford, R-Dyer, was placed on the summer study calendar of the House Criminal Justice Committee. The TBA opposed the measure on the grounds that it contravened the Confrontation Clause of the Tennessee Constitution, which grants the accused the right to "face to face" confrontation. Nathan Ridley, representing the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, testified against the legislation.