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Confrontation During Covid: A Fundamental Right, Virtually Guaranteed, Daniel Robinson
Confrontation During Covid: A Fundamental Right, Virtually Guaranteed, Daniel Robinson
University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review
The novel threats posed to our criminal justice system by the COVID-19 pandemic and attendant shutdowns of courts beg the question of whether our must fundamental pillars of law can withstand the ultimate test of time. And inherent in the ultimate test of time is the ultimate test of technology—this is, will there come a time that technology outgrows the confines of our legal landscape? Consider this: The United States Constitution guarantees every criminal defendant the right to confront their accuser in court; yet, for a substantial period of time in 2020, court, as we knew it, was nothing more …