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edhopper

(37,395 posts) Fri Apr 17, 2026, 10:07 AM 22 hrs ago

NYT; Two Magicians Warn the Supreme Court About Junk Science

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/us/politics/the-docket-supreme-court-penn-teller.html

Penn & Teller filed a Supreme Court brief questioning the use of “investigative hypnosis” in a death-penalty case in Texas.

The brief noted that there was no physical evidence against Flores. The witness who identified him at trial, Jill Barganier, had initially described someone who looked nothing like him. That changed after she underwent hypnosis.

I know they love to kill people in Texas, but that other appellate courts did not overturn this verdict on such bogus evidence is lunacy.

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NYT; Two Magicians Warn the Supreme Court About Junk Science (Original Post) edhopper 22 hrs ago OP

Texas regularly convicts and often executes the mentally challenged, the mentally ill, Whyisthisstillclose 19 hrs ago #1

But have they confirmed her new memories with psychics? William Seger 19 hrs ago #2

Whyisthisstillclose

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1. Texas regularly convicts and often executes the mentally challenged, the mentally ill,

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Fri Apr 17, 2026, 12:50 PM

19 hrs ago

the proven innocent, and those framed by law enforcement. No surprise that the state would use fake or manipulated witnesses to get the result they want.

William Seger

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2. But have they confirmed her new memories with psychics?

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Fri Apr 17, 2026, 01:08 PM

19 hrs ago

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