State v. Medrano

OPINION

MEYERS, WOMACK, JOHNSON, KEASLER, and HERVEY, JJ., joined.

This case comes before us on petition for discretionary review by the State of Texas to decide whether Zani v. State, 758 *782S.W.2d 233 (Tex.Crim.App.1988), was overruled by Kelly v. State, 824 S.W.2d 568 (Tex.Crim.App.1992). In Zani, a case based on the general acceptance standard of Frye v. United States, 293 F. 1013 (D.C.Cir.1923), we held that hypnotically enhanced testimony is admissible in Texas.1 Because Kelly overruled the general acceptance standard and Texas courts’ reliance on Frye, the State argues that Zani is…