- A federal appeals court has thrown out a 1994 attempted murder conviction, finding that an Indiana prosecutor concealed evidence by not disclosing that the state’s sole eyewitness underwent hypnosis to sharpen his memory before testifying at trial. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago announced the decision in Mack Sims’ case on Feb. 1. The prosecution’s case relied on Carey identifying Sims as the shooter and had no physical evidence linking Sims to the attack. Sims appealed the conviction after learning in 2012 that Carey had undergone hypnosis before the trial. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a person who undergoes hypnosis could potentially fill memory gaps with fantasy or experience increased confidence in both accurate and inaccurate recollections.

Source: thestar February 09, 2019 15:33 UTC