Case Name: In re G.T., Juvenile
Court: Vermont Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Decision Date: 1991-01-22
Citations: 156 Vt. 637
Docket Number: No. 89-473
Parties: In re G.T., Juvenile
Judges: 
Reporter: Vermont Reports
Volume: 156
Pages: 637–637

Head Matter:
In re G.T., Juvenile
[588 A.2d 621]
No. 89-473
January 22, 1991.

Opinion:
The judgment is affirmed on the grounds that the trial court made a case-specific finding that requiring the child victim to testify in the presence of the defendant would present a substantial risk of trauma, which would substantially impair the ability of the child to testify. V.R.E. 807; Maryland v. Craig, — U.S. —, —, 110 S. Ct. 3157, 3169 (1990).