Lie-Detection In The News

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Defendant David Reimer's background reveals history of child abuse as he face ...
Appleton Post Crescent
Reimer's attorney, Len Kachinsky, has filed a motion asking that any statements Reimer made after a polygraph test not be admitted, since his attorney at ...

Brain Scan Evidence Rejected by Brooklyn Court
Wired News
Juries are supposed to decide the credibility of the witness, she argued, and fMRI lie detection, even if it could be proven completely accurate, ...

High Court rules on lie detectors
Fin24
"At best, the polygraph test can prove that a person lied, not that he is necessarily guilty of a crime or misconduct," Judge Annali Basson said in a ruling ...

Investigation continues into camper's death, husband says he passed polygraph
KKCO-TV
... sent 11 News an email letting us know last week he was called back into the Mesa County Sheriff's Office by investigators to take a voluntary polygraph, ...

STATE v. D'AMICO
Leagle.com
The Court determined that the trial court erred in denying defendant and co-defendants the right to cross-examine Arias concerning her polygraph test ...

This fish tale is no lie: 80-year-old ex-UFA star wins Walleye Derby
Utica Observer Dispatch
Ross Pickreign, 66, vice president of the Lions Club and coordinator of the derby, said the top three finishers must undergo a polygraph test to determine ...

Hank Skinner Update
KFDA
He says if she'll test evidence, he'll agree to take a polygraph exam. Skinner writes: "I've thought of all kinds of ways to honestly try to present this to ...

Julius Baer whistleblower cites Swiss tax edge
Reuters
They fired him after he flunked a polygraph test and has been trying to retrieve client data in his possession. "Shortly after leaving the employment of the ...

Russell County Woman Still Searching for Answers in Son's Disappearance
WBKO
"We've had some that, in interviews with police, have agreed to take a polygraph test in regards to what they were telling us concerning their knowledge," ...

Appeal confirms conviction following assault on worker
Legalbrief (subscription)
After being told that he had failed a polygraph test, he was stripped and body-searched before being blindfolded with a cloth and assaulted. ...

Judge OKs DNA tests in 1993 case
Akron Beacon Journal
Until the case resurfaced in Cosgrove's court April 5, there was not much to back up Jones' continued claims of innocence, except for a polygraph test his ...

Manville murder investigator talks about wrongful conviction and new confession
News 10NBC
But he says, Christie passed every polygraph test with flying colors. “Mark Christie was interviewed for several hours. He showed no deceit during the ...

Constable's sergeant fired
Family Badge
Shane Eric Hatton, 38, of Spring, also submitted to a polygraph examination that "showed deception" when questioned about his use of the drug during an ...

Nudist radio station owner sentenced in plea agreement
Orlando Sentinel
... Wilhite, a self-proclaimed nudist, is required to complete a sex-offender treatment program and must participate in a polygraph examination at least ...

PRESSLEY v. NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Leagle.com
Pressley made two requests for a polygraph exam. Those requests were denied. At the hearing, Pressley pled not guilty to the charge. ...

Attorney: TPD officer passes lie detector test
Tulsa World
Jeff Henderson, 37, an undercover officer with Tulsa Police Department, was administered a polygraph April 22, said Chad Greer, Henderson's attorney. ...

Sexual predator awareness training program set
newjerseynewsroom.com
Visual demonstrations of the State Parole Board's GPS and polygraph equipment, used in the containment of sex offenders sentenced to lifetime supervision. ...

'NCIS' Fan Columnist: Moonlighting
BuddyTV
Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon) walked out on a polygraph test. On-set technical consultant for 3 days was a senior PEOA member. Director Vance was present. Do you think he'll wonder why? You know he will. ...

ONTVapr28
Winnipeg Free Press
Based on real-life discoveries about clues in the human body, voice and face, the series follows a team that assists law officers in lie detection. ...

Upstate Man Sentenced to 20-Years For Violent Crimes
WYFF Greenville
Officials said McCormick initially denied the accusations during a police interview but he changed his story when he was asked to take a polygraph test. ...

Pate's Murder Confession Heard in Court
MyFox Memphis
Bartlett Police said Pate was read his rights before a polygraph. Officers said Pate failed the polygraph, then began crying and throwing up, rolling around ...

Parents of injured child don't have to take lie-detector test, appeals court rules
OregonLive.com
Clackamas County Circuit Judge Eve L. Miller, acting on a request by the child's attorney, sought the polygraph test to help determine whether either parent ...

Team 4 Update: Pa. EMS Official Not Guilty Of Rape
WTAE Pittsburgh
11, 2008. She said she was raped while unconscious. Cameron's lawyer said that the sex was consensual and that Cameron passed a polygraph test.

IN THE MATTER OF R.C.
Leagle.com
In this juvenile dependency case, mother appeals from a dispositional order that included a requirement that she and father each complete a polygraph test. ...

Sex offender intensive supervision officers to be sworn in
West Virginia Record
The extended supervision includes polygraph examinations and electronic monitoring. They will work in Region II, which includes Monongalia, Marion, Preston, ...