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Polygraph Tests
62 published works
Tilting the Scales
Employee Polygraph Tests
By Jamie Ribman
Parker Puppy Professionals Inc. employed Fifi as a salesperson at its dog clothing and gourmet food boutique. Boomer, the store manager, noticed that dog biscuits, rhinestone dog collars and money…
EvidenceProf Blog
The Moment Of Truth: New Mexcio Is The Only State That Finds Polygraph Results Presumptively Admissible
By Colin Miller
Justin Black's murder trial for his alleged strangulation of Deanna L. Crawford is the latest trial to end in a mistrial after a prosecution witness made reference to a polygraph…
EvidenceProf Blog
Trial And Error: Judge Declares Mistrial After Defense Attorney Asks Prosecution Witness About Polygraph Results
By Colin Miller
Judge Kelly Cottrill declared a mistrial and assessed all court costs to attorney Michael Bryan in the trial of Randy Dillon after Bryan committed one of the biggest courtroom errors…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Pa court makes sure state sex offenders make resolution not to lie
Main January 1, 2008Pa court makes sure state sex offenders make resolution not to lieAs detailed in this AP story, a "Pennsylvania appeals court ruled Monday that forcing a convicted…
EvidenceProf Blog
Carolina In My Mind: Charlotte Court To Determine Admissibility of Alleged Excited Utterances
By Colin Miller
Marlon Blandin has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Paul Behling in 1993, with his trial set to start in January 2008 in Charlotte County,…
EvidenceProf Blog
Things To Do In Dener When You’re Dead: Travis Henry Presents Polygraph Defense To NFL
By Colin Miller
Denver Broncos' running back Travis Henry recently tested positive for marijuana, and he faces a year-long suspension unless he convinced the NFL of his innocence when he presented his case…
EvidenceProf Blog
Polygraph Results Unlikely To Form Basis For Brady Violation in Pennsylvania Case
By Colin Miller
Calvin Harris was convicted of murdering his wife Michele in June in Pennsylvania. Since this conviction, there have been several twists and turns in the case, including a farmer, Kevin…
EvidenceProf Blog
Would I Lie to You? Convicted Man to Take Polygraph on British TV?
By Colin Miller
Polygraph, or lie detector evidence is generally inadmissible in court. In England, however, Kevin Dunn, convicted of killing Dawn Walker and setting her body alight, is trying a different tactic…
Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer
Polygraph Examiner
Received this email, and permission to publish it from polygraph examiner John Swartz: Jamie, I enjoyed reading your publication about "Should the Accused Take a Polygraph Examination?" I was a…
Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer
Should The Accused Take a Polygraph?
Criminal defense lawyers represent innocent clients, at least some of the time. I’m not talking about “Not Guilty” clients, or “You can’t prove my client did it” clients, or “Probably guilty,…