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Polygraph Tests
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Sentencing Law and Policy
New Jersey appeals court upholds parole board’s monitoring of sex offenders using lie detector machines
Main January 23, 2016New Jersey appeals court upholds parole board's monitoring of sex offenders using lie detector machinesAs reported in this local article from New Jersey, a local "appeals court…
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Cream City Chronicles: Episode 2 of Unsolved & The History of Lie Detector Evidence in Wisconsin
By Colin Miller
On Tuesday, I posted an entry about the first episode of the Unsolved Podcast, a deep dive into the unsolved 1976 death and disappearance of fourteen year-old John Zera in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This…
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Which Lie Did I Tell?: Should Polygraph Tests Replace Preliminary Hearings?
By Colin Miller
It is well established that, except in New Mexico, polygraph evidence is inadmissible to prove the guilt (or innocence) of a criminal defendant. That said, polygraphs are starting to play a…
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Liar, Liar: Will Kansas Now Allow For Polygraph Evidence to be Admitted?
By Colin Miller
According to State v. Shively, 999 P.2d 952, 957 (Kan. 2000).In most states polygraph evidence is either per se inadmissible in trials or is only admissible by stipulation, see United…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Is California prepared to revoke parole for any sex offender with an iffy lie-detector test?
Main January 8, 2015Is California prepared to revoke parole for any sex offender with an iffy lie-detector test?The question in the title of this post is prompted by this new…
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The Serial Podcast, Episode 3: Evidentiary Issues Related to Mr. S’s Indecent Exposure(s) & Failed Polygraph
By Colin Miller
I've done six posts (here, here [now updated], here [now updated], here, here, and here [now updated]) about Sarah Koenig's Serial Podcast, which deals with the 1999 prosecution of 17 year-old Adnan Syed for murdering his ex-girlfriend, 18 year-old Hae…
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The Last Frontier: Alaska Murder Seeks Admission of Results of Two Polygraph Exams
By Colin Miller
According to an article in the New Miner (Alaska),The attorney for a woman accused of killing her 18-month-old son in November hopes the court will admit evidence from a polygraph test the defense…
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Telling Lies in America: New Jersey Class Action Challenges Use of Polygraph Exams For Sex Offenders on Parole
By Colin Miller
I've written before about what could be seen as an inconsistency in the American criminal justice system: Polygraph evidence is inadmissible to prove a defendant's innocence (or guilt) at trial, and yet…
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Liar, Liar: Supreme Court of Missouri Deems Polygraph Evidence Admissible to Prove Defendant Was Lying…Indirectly
By Colin Miller
Under Missouri law, it is well established that "[t]he results of a polygraph examination generally are inadmissible in Missouri criminal trials. Even the fact that a defendant took, refused to…
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Where the Truth Lies, Take 2: Florida Defendant Offered Deal: Pass Polygraph, Charges Dropped; Fail Polygraph, Results Admissible
By Colin Miller
You are charged with murder, and the prosecutor offers you a deal. You take a polygraph test. If you "pass" the polygraph test, the charges against you will drop. If…