The sequestration of expert witnesses falls under New Jersey’s Rules of Evidence, Rule 615. N.J. STAT. ANN. § 6-615 (West 2017). This rule gives the court the authority to sequester a witness from the courtroom to not hear testimony of other witnesses when requested by a party or on its own order. Id. The trial court is given discretion to determine whether to sequester a witness when such sequestration is requested. State v. Popovich, 964 A.2d 804 (N.J. Sup. Ct. App. Div. 2009).
