Legal Opinion
State v. Payne
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided January 30, 1985No. 557A83PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEYER, Justice.
Defendant has chosen to bring forward four assignments of error relating to the guilt-innocence phase of his trial. Chief among these is the assignment of error challenging the admission of testimony by a witness who underwent hypnosis prior to testifying. We find no prejudicial error in either the admission of this hypnotically refreshed testimony or in any other aspect of the defendant’s trial.
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The State’s evidence disclosed that on 28 May 1981, William T. Whitehead, a detective with the Jacksonville Police Department, was found dead in the New River in Jacksonville, North…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
- State v. PinchSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
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3Cited by32 opinions
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