State Ex Rel. Collins v. SUPERIOR COURT, ETC.

GORDON, Vice Chief Justice:

This special action was brought to vacate the order of the Honorable Judge Brown granting defendant’s motion in limine which requested that victims who had undergone hypnosis not be permitted to testify. Taking jurisdiction pursuant to A.R.S. Const.Art. 6, § 5(1), we uphold the ruling of Judge Brown and vacate the stay order so that the case may proceed to trial.

Over a three year period, from August, 1977 to May, 1980, eighteen reported rape incidents occurred in unpopulated areas in west Phoenix. There is some variance among the assaults but essentially they…