The admissibility of hypnotic evidence in u.s. courts
| Autor: | Paul C. Giannelli |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
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Complementary and Manual Therapy
medicine.medical_specialty Hypnosis Jurisdiction Common law media_common.quotation_subject United States Clinical Psychology Jury Criminal Law Law Forensic psychiatry Mental state Mental Recall Credibility medicine Humans Psychology Expert Testimony Social psychology Diversity (business) media_common |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. 43:212-233 |
| ISSN: | 1744-5183 0020-7144 |
| Popis: | For the past two decades, the American judiciary has confronted the admissibility of hypnotic evidence in criminal prosecutions. These courts have uniformly rejected the admissibility of out-of-court statements made while an individual is in hypnosis. In contrast, the courts divided sharply over the admissibility of hypnotically refreshed testimony. Some courts adopted a per se rule of exclusion; these courts, however, also carved out exceptions for testimony based on prehypnotic memory and testimony of the accused. Courts admitting hypnotically refreshed testimony adopted three different positions: (a) a "credibility" approach, which left the reliability issue to the jury; (b) a "discretionary admission" approach, which left the reliability issue to the trial judge; and (c) a "procedural safeguards" approach. In addition, constitutional concerns played an influential role in some of these cases. This diversity in the case law often resulted from a judicial failure to understand the scientific research on hypnosis. Courts have also considered the use of hypnosis as a basis for expert testimony about an accused's mental state. Unless the advantages of hypnotically refreshed testimony are significant, why add more problems? |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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