If i go to an hypnotist,will he help me remember vital evidence for court?

Question

How muh will he charge as well,this is very important for me.

Answer 1

It is possible. Give it a try.

Answer 2

He might, but anything you remember under hynosis will be inadmissable in court. Anything you remember BEFORE you go under hypnosis will be tainted by the hypnotic memories and will also be inadmissable, so DO NOT DO IT.

It's impossible to discriminate between actual memories recovered under hypnosis, and hypnosis dreams of what 'might' have happened. That's why no lawyer EVER allows a potential witness to go under hypnosis unless he doesn't want his/her testimony in court.

Richard

There's an interesting ethics case proceeding about this in CA at the moment. A few years ago a woman called Laci Peterson went missing, and the police immediately decided her husband killed her. (He's since been convicted)

Well, prior to trial, a couple of neighbors reported sightings to the police that contradicted the police's theory. The DA had two of those neighbors questioned under hypnosis, telling them he wanted to see if they could remember any more details. The effect of that was that the defense lawyer (who didn't hear about this before it was done) then couldn't call them during the trial to tell what they saw, because their memories were 'tainted' by the hypnosis. The CA Bar is now considering disciplinary action against the DA for that (and for other ethical violations during the same trial)