Hypnosis and Law

[freud]

Do anyone know whether admissions of guilt while under hypnosis can be legally used in court. That seems to me as some gray area that future defendants may use. My opinion is that it should be allowed to be admissible in court. Any statement said should be legally allowed.

[moni.tevez]

It is difficult to understand whether an individual under hypnotism can only give out the truth only.....It can be used for presenting lies too...I believe, it should not be used as a weapon because we all know that there are millions out there, who will be looking to use it for their advantage, rather than for good  

[pmer.jack]

Yes, bud...These kind of methods will always invite wrong deeds in the future....

[Honesty]

Hypnosis and the law have been on shaky ground the past few years. Most of the problems stem from the use of testimony given under regressive hypnosis in several cases involving allegations of child molestation. Grown adults undergoing therapy in several instances that received a great deal of press at the time uncovered memories when hypnotized that they believed had been repressed, of trauma and sexual abuse suffered as children. In one case the father of the grown child was accused of being a sexual abuser. In another case a priest was the accused. The process is the following, the law of attraction hypnosis simply puts together two of the most powerful techniques to get what you want out of life. In other words, the law of attraction hypnosis is a simple way to manifest your dreams and desire into reality.
While still a source of valid controversy, it is doubtful that any competent judge would allow repressed memories obtained through regression therapy hypnosis to be used as legal testimony. For one thing, there are usually few ways to counter such testimony. Many things cannot be disproved that also cannot be proven and may not be true at all. Apparently in the case of many cases brought up in court using hypnosis, such was the case.

[jackiereynold]

When a person is under hypnosis the mind of that person is in the control of another person. In such a condition the person may be made to say certain things according to the wish of the hypnotist. If the hypnotist wants the person hypnosis will speak the truth or will speak whatever the hypnotist wants him/her to speak. Thus there is no guarantee that the person is admitting guilt on his/her own wish. So it is not advisable to use statements of people under hypnosis.