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COMMONWEALTH v. A JUVENILE

381 Mass. 727 (1980)

412 N.E.2d 339

COMMONWEALTH vs. A JUVENILE.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

November 4, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis Goldstein (Charles S. Goldstein with him) for the defendant.

Frank Mondano, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Thomas Shapiro & Richard Friedman, amici curiae, submitted a brief.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., BRAUCHER, WILKINS, LIACOS, & ABRAMS, JJ.

WILKINS, J.

This case presents in this court for the first time the question of the admissibility of testimony that was developed as the result of hypnosis.

The victim could not identify her attacker with any degree of accuracy. A Boston police detective placed her in a hypnotic state after which she was able to assist in the preparation of a composite picture that, in due course, led to charges against the juvenile...

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