Legislation
PART 4
The Fact-finding Hearing
Family Court Act (FCT) CHAPTER 686, ARTICLE 3
PART 4
THE FACT-FINDING HEARING
Section 340.1. Time of fact-finding hearing.
340.2. Presiding judge.
341.1. Exclusion of general public.
341.2. Presence of respondent and his or her parent.
342.1. The fact-finding hearing; order of procedure.
342.2. Evidence in fact-finding hearings; required quantum.
343.1. Rules of evidence; testimony given by children.
343.2. Rules of evidence; corroboration of accomplice testimony.
343.3. Rules of evidence; identification by means of previous
recognition in absence of present identification.
343.4. Rules of evidence; identification by means of previous
recognition, in addition to present identification.
343.5. Rules of evidence; impeachment of own witness by proof of
prior contradictory statement.
344.1. Rules of evidence; proof of previous conviction or
delinquency finding.
344.2. Rules of evidence; statements of respondent;
corroboration.
344.3. Rules of evidence; psychiatric testimony in certain
cases.
344.4. Rules of evidence; admissibility of evidence of victim's
sexual conduct in sex offense cases.
345.1. Orders.
346.1. Fact-finding hearing; removal.
347.1. Required testing of the respondent in certain
proceedings.
THE FACT-FINDING HEARING
Section 340.1. Time of fact-finding hearing.
340.2. Presiding judge.
341.1. Exclusion of general public.
341.2. Presence of respondent and his or her parent.
342.1. The fact-finding hearing; order of procedure.
342.2. Evidence in fact-finding hearings; required quantum.
343.1. Rules of evidence; testimony given by children.
343.2. Rules of evidence; corroboration of accomplice testimony.
343.3. Rules of evidence; identification by means of previous
recognition in absence of present identification.
343.4. Rules of evidence; identification by means of previous
recognition, in addition to present identification.
343.5. Rules of evidence; impeachment of own witness by proof of
prior contradictory statement.
344.1. Rules of evidence; proof of previous conviction or
delinquency finding.
344.2. Rules of evidence; statements of respondent;
corroboration.
344.3. Rules of evidence; psychiatric testimony in certain
cases.
344.4. Rules of evidence; admissibility of evidence of victim's
sexual conduct in sex offense cases.
345.1. Orders.
346.1. Fact-finding hearing; removal.
347.1. Required testing of the respondent in certain
proceedings.