People v. Burroughs

Opinion

VARTABEDIAN, J. *

The People appeal the trial court’s ruling disallowing the People’s principal witness to testify as he previously had been hypnotized.

Respondent was convicted of kidnapping for ransom and assault with a deadly weapon. At trial, the victim, Jon Zagaris testified. The victim had been hypnotized by a police officer four days after the kidnapping. Under the rules announced in People v. Shirley (1982) 31 Cal.3d 18, 66-67 [181 Cal.Rptr. 243, 641 P.2d 775], and People v. Guerra (1984) 37 Cal.3d 385, 390 [208 Cal.Rptr. 162, 690 P.2d 635], on February 20, 1985, we reversed…