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Mattox v. State

Citations

  • 128 So. 2d 368
  • 240 Miss. 544
  • 1961 Miss. LEXIS 484

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  • holding that both the taking of and results of polygraph testing were inadmissible because it bolstered the testimony of the witness and prejudiced the defendant
  • holding that \neither the taking of a lie detector test nor the result thereof should be admitted in evidence\

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Judges: Jones

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