People v. Ray’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 3 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “[t]he general rule in other jurisdictions is that statements are not inadmissible merely because they were made during the course of a polygraph examination. In general, a defendant will be unsuccessful in challenging the admissibility of an alleged polygraph-induced confession unless specific coercive conduct or a denial of constitutional rights can be shown, as opposed to a mere allegation that the polygraph examination improperly influenced the defendant’s confession of the crime.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Craig

2. “The fact that a test has not been deemed sufficiently reliable to authorize admission of the results in evidence does not support a logical inference that the defendant’s statements made during or following the test are not reliable. The premise cannot support the defendant’s conclusion because the statements made by an examinee during a polygraph examination can be disassociated from the underlying test.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Craig

3. “The reliability of statements made during a polygraph examination does not depend on the validity of the polygraph test or the examiner’s skill in conducting the test or interpreting its results, nor does the use of such statements improperly denigrate effective cross-examination. [A] statement may be rehable and voluntary even though it was made during the course of a polygraph examination.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Damron