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Walraven v. State

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  • 336 S.E.2d 798
  • 255 Ga. 276

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  • holding that “the testimony of a previously hypnotized witness will not be considered corrupt and inadmissible.... That testimony will simply be considered frozen, for the purposes of the party subjecting the witness to hypnosis, as of the date of the hypnosis”
  • witness may only testify to statement made prior to hypnosis; proponent of identification must show clear and convincing evidence that identification did not arise from hypnosis
  • witness may only testify to statement made prior to hypnosis; proponent of identification must show clear and convincing evidence that identification did not arise from hypnosis
  • The witness “may only testify, for the party subjecting the witness to hypnosis, as to the specific content of recorded statements that [she] has made prior to hypnosis, or as to events occurring after the hypnosis session.” (footnote omitted)

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Judges: Smith, Marshall, Gregory, Weltner

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