[§621-28]  Accompaniment of children at
judicial proceedings.  A child less than fourteen years of age, involved in
a judicial proceeding, including a grand jury proceeding, shall have the right
to be accompanied by a parent, a victim- witness counselor, or other adult
designated by the court.  The accompanying person may be placed side by side
with the child at the discretion of the presiding judge or court officer;
provided that this position does not interfere with the proceedings of the
court.  The accompanying person shall not communicate in any manner with the
child unless directed by the presiding judge or court officer. [L 1985, c 185,
§1]



 



Law Journals and Reviews



 



  Rape and Child Sexual Assault:  Women's Perspectives Required
to Dispel the Myths.  14 UH L. Rev. 157.



 



Case Notes



 



  Court abused its discretion by allowing child witness to sit
on lap of victim-witness counselor where witness did not show a need.  71 H.
127, 785 P.2d 615.