Shriner v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “In general, a reference to a polygraph examination without an agreement by both parties is inadmissible and grounds for error. Proof of the fact that a polygraph examination was taken or refused is, in the absence of waiver or stipulation, inadmissible in a criminal prosecution. A defendant is prohibited from stating he offered to take a polygraph test[,] and the State is equally prohibited from referring to such a test.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Robert J. Adkins v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)

2. “'A mistrial should be granted where the accused, under all the circumstances, has by such trial proof been placed in a position of grave peril to which he should not have been subjected.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Robert J. Adkins v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)

3. “[a] mistrial is an extreme remedy and should only be used when no other curative measure will rectify a situation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Robert J. Adkins v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)