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Intellectual impairment, memory impairment, suggestibility and voir dire proceedings: a case study.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8028495     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The psychology and psychiatry of interrogation, confession and testimony have recently become the subjects of considerable theoretical analysis, research and professional interest (Gudjonsson, 1992). A case study is reported involving a defendant whose testimony under police interrogation incriminated himself and 13 other defendants in a murder trial. Issues of intellectual impairment, memory impairment, confabulation and suggestibility were addressed in voir dire proceedings, and are described in this paper. The case also demonstrates the importance of psychological tests being administered by suitably qualified personnel.
Authors:
K Howells; M Ward
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Medicine, science, and the law     Volume:  34     ISSN:  0025-8024     ISO Abbreviation:  Med Sci Law     Publication Date:  1994 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1994-08-09     Completed Date:  1994-08-09     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0400721     Medline TA:  Med Sci Law     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  176-80     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Reaside Clinic, Birmingham, West Midlands.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Forensic Psychiatry*
Humans
Male
Mental Competency*
Mental Retardation* / diagnosis
Psychological Tests

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