Raising Issue Of Testimony Of Child Witness Outside Presence Of Defendant -- Motion By Prosecution Or Defense

Mont. Code Ann. § 46-16-227, under Rules of Evidence for Criminal Cases.

Mont. Code Ann. § 46-16-227

Upon a motion by the prosecution or defense if the defense intends to call a child witness other than the victim in its case in chief, a court shall conduct a hearing to consider whether the testimony of a child witness may be taken outside the presence of the defendant and communicated to the courtroom by two-way electronic audio-video communication.