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> I thought that polygraphs were not accepted as evidence in court... Only if you "pass". Fail one and admissible or not, it'll be brought up.
by chooseaname 8y ago
> I thought that polygraphs were not accepted as evidence in court...
Only if you "pass". Fail one and admissible or not, it'll be brought up.
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- brianpgordon 8y agoI thought this smelled like totally useless Reddit-style cynical speculation, and 30 seconds of Googling confirmed my suspicion. No state allows admitting polygraph results without both parties' consent. Federal courts may or may not allow them depending on the judge, but if the judge allows them then the defendant is free to submit their passed polygraph (for whatever that's worth) just as equally as the prosecution is free to submit a failed one.
- davvolun 8y agoThat's my understanding as well. https://www.hg.org/legal-articles/is-a-polygraph-test-admissible-as-evidence-31737 https://www.hg.org/legal-articles/is-a-polygraph-test-admiss...
- pc86 8y ago> admissible or not, it'll be brought up That's not how it works, and even a public defender working 20 hour days who doesn't know their defendant's name would be able to get a mistrial.
- chooseaname 8y agoIn the stairwell outside the court room: "Look, I know your guy went for a polygraph, but you've not brought it up, so I assume he didn't do well. Here's what I can offer..."