What they should do is “booth them” so the jury cannot see them and visa versa.
It's neither....
I tend to think differently. I don’t think the Victim Family law was intended to provide this sort of unfair advantage for the prosecution. Only keeping them from seeing the jury or influencing them to me is not enough.
HEARING the testimony of other witnesses goes against all procedure as far as witnesses go. The only one normally allowed that is the accused. This law subverts that and puts someone who, other than having a familial connection, has no first-hand input into the case.
I am not compassionless; I think their testimony should be heard after conviction - in the sentencing phase. But this is just outrageous.