Sentences with phrase «dogs during testimony»
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Freshman Democratic state Senator Terry Gipson is sponsoring Rosie's Law, named for the first assistance dog allowed by a New York court to accompany a witness during testimony.
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During her testimony, Hansen described in horrifying detail the abuse the dogs suffered at the hands of Ismail.
The result being the ability for the District Attorney's office to fulfill all requests for dogs as comfort items for the victim / witness child during testimony.
In partnership with the group Paws» itive Teams, members of The San Diego County District Attorney's office have begun incorporating dogs for children during victim / witness testimony and is known as the Victim / Witness Support program.
Speculation about the «tens of thousands» of dogs sold over the Internet was raised as far back as 2005, during testimony before a Congressional subcommittee on federal legislation to amend the Animal Welfare Act.
Idaho SB 1089 as enacted provides when a child is summoned as a witness in any hearing in a noncriminal matter that involves the abuse, neglect or abandonment of the child, including any preliminary hearing, notwithstanding any other statutory provision, a facility dog shall be allowed to remain in the courtroom at the witness stand with the child during the child's testimony.
No dog in the history of New York courts had been allowed to accompany a child witness to the stand to provide comfort during testimony.