Which statement about excluding witnesses is true?

• A. Docket call is when the court determines if all the prospective jurors appeared.
• B. Municipal courts may close a trial to the public if it is in the best interest of the defendant.
• C. If a mistrial is declared, the case must be tried within two days.
• D. The court may, upon request of either the prosecution or the defense, exclude witnesses from hearing each other's testimony.

Answer: (D)

Sequestration of witnesses is used to keep witnesses from hearing other testimony so their recollections remain independent. The statement that the court may, upon request of either the prosecution or the defense, exclude witnesses from hearing each other's testimony is the correct one because it describes the standard practice of allowing a party to ask for witness exclusion to prevent influence and ensure each witness testifies based on their own memory.

Docket calls relate to scheduling and whether prospective jurors appear, not to excluding witnesses. Closing a trial to the public isn’t a routine option for protecting testimony, and mistrial rules about a two-day retrial timeline don’t reflect witness sequestration.