Hypnotically Enhanced Testimony in Criminal Proceedings

Obtaining the child testimony in the criminal proceedings.

Children fall under the special category of vulnerable witnesses. Children's vulnerability is the reason that we must approach obtaining the child's testimony in the criminal proceedings with special attention. It is important to take the child's testimony as soon as possible and to avoid the repetition of interrogation. The criminal proceedings law and the juvenile court law enable children in...

Expert Testimony in Criminal Proceedings: Questions Daubert Does Not Answer

I strongly believe that we need a very stringent standard of proof in criminal cases. I do not think, however, that Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has been productive in effectuating this goal. In civil cases, courts engage in rigorous gatekeeping and often exclude plaintiffs’ experts because the theory underlying their testimony has not been adequately validated. But I see no sig...

Constitutional rights and hypnotically elicited testimony.

Despite the former popularity of hypnosis as a way of "improving" eyewitness memory, many courts almost always regard the use of this testimony to be inadmissible, whereas others allow it only when strict procedural guidelines have been followed. Although the U.S. Supreme Court recognized a defendant's constitutional right to admit his own hypnotically elicited testimony, others have recognized...

Psychiatric testimony in a criminal setting.

The place of the Principle of Proceedings within a reasonable time in the criminal proceedings

Observing a reasonable deadline throughout the criminal investigation process, as one of the most fundamental defensive rights of the accused, emphasizes the importance of reasonable expediting in the process of proceedings in a high degree of accuracy, which considers necessary for the fair trial and the desired outcome of criminal proceedings. Delivering justice within a reasonable time is on...