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The California Supreme Court overturned a rape conviction. This decision was based on the understanding that testimony from a witness who underwent hypnosis to recall past events is not admissible in court. The court determined that hypnosis is not broadly accepted within the scientific community as a dependable method for retrieving memories.
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The California Supreme Court overturned a rape conviction. The Court ruled that testimony from a witness who had been hypnotized to recall memories was not admissible. This decision was based on the understanding that hypnosis is not generally accepted in the scientific community as a dependable way to bring back memories.
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The California Supreme Court overturned a rape conviction. The court ruled that testimony from a witness who had been hypnotized to recall memories was not allowed. This was because hypnosis is not widely accepted in science as a dependable way to retrieve memories.
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The California Supreme Court overturned a rape conviction. The court decided that a witness's statements, made after being hypnotized to remember the events, could not be used. This was because hypnosis is not widely accepted by scientists as a dependable way to bring back memories.