This case raises the question whether the constitutional right to confrontation includes, absent some compelling reason otherwise, the right to have the jury observe personally the demeanor of a prosecution witness while testifying. We hold that it does and reverse defendant's convictions for child molesting, sexual abuse, and furnishing obscene materials to a minor.
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