Johnson County Courts at Law Document Format Requirements

Physical evidence offered at a remote detention hearing must be displayed so the court, attorneys, parties, and witness can view it simultaneously.

a. Any physical evidence offered at a remote proceeding detention hearing must be displayed so that the court, attorneys, parties, and witness can view it simultaneously.

A testifying party or witness must be clearly seen, identified, and heard on camera; the Court will not allow testimony to proceed without an unobstructed view unless the witness complies with that requirement.

C. The camera of any party or witness who provides testimony must provide an unobstructed view of the party or witness providing testimony. An unobstructed view, for the purposes of this plan, means that the individual can be clearly seen, identified, and heard without any barrier other than a clean camera lens. Consistent with constitutional confrontation requirements, if a party or witness is not on camera, or cannot be clearly seen, the Court will not allow the person to testify or continue to testify unless the witness complies with the requirement of an unobstructed view.