Gregory Lumber Co. v. United States

How later courts describe this case

• videotaping procedure outside of presence of defendant is permissible if there is clear and convincing evidence of a compelling need
• evidentiary hearing necessary for state to demonstrate compelling need for excluding defendant from room during videotaping of minor victim’s testimony
• “[i]t is in the sole province of the trier of fact to evaluate expert testimony, to assess its credibility, and to assign it a proper weight”
• confusion in warning defendant of maximum sentence, including failure to tell him he could have a life special parole term, held to be harmless error when defendant was sentenced to only three-years special parole term, and had been told he faced a three year special parole term