People v. Hughes

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1983-07-05

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OPINION OF THE COURT Wachtler, J. The primary question on this appeal concerns the admissibility of a rape victim’s testimony when she has undergone hypnosis sometime prior to trial for the purpose of refreshing or restoring her memory of the incident. The trial court held that the pretrial use of hypnosis did not affect the admissibility of the victim’s testimony but only presented a credibility question fo…

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