HOLOHAN, Chief Justice (dissenting): The decision of the court in this case effectively ends the use of hypnosis as a memory aid in this jurisdiction. The rule fashioned by the court is that the pretrial use of hypnotism precludes the use of the witness who was subjected to hypnotism. Faced with such a ruling by this court no law enforcement agency can risk using hypnosis because the person subjected to hypnosi…
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