ADMISSIBILITY OF POLYGRAPH EVIDENCE IN 1975 - AN AID IN DETERMINING CREDIBILITY IN A PERJURY-PLAGUED SYSTEM

• NCJ Number: 27824
• Journal: Hastings Law Journal Volume: 26 Issue: 4 Dated: (FEBRUARY 1975) Pages: 917-974
• Author(s): B TARLOW
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 58 pages
• Corporate Author: University of California
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE AUTHOR DETAILS THE CASE FOR ADMISSIBILITY OF POLYGRAPH EVIDENCE FROM BOTH A SCIENTIFIC AND A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE, AND DISCUSSES RECENT STATE AND FEDERAL COURT DECISIONS FAVORING ADMISSION OF SUCH EVIDENCE.

Abstract

COMPREHENSIVE LEGISLATION, PROPOSED IN CALIFORNIA, IS EXAMINED TO ILLUSTRATE HOW THE VARIOUS PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE ADMISSIBILITY OF POLYGRAPH EVIDENCE COULD BE SURRMOUNTED. THE CONCLUSION IS THAT THE RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF POLYGRAPHY AND ITS PROBATIVE VALUE AS EVIDENCE OF CREDIBILITY CAN NO LONGER BE DOUBTED.