People v. John W.

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• although there was considerable and conflicting testimony about reliability in the scientific community of the penile plethysmograph, the test results were properly excluded
• court held that criminal defendant had failed to establish that the plethysmograph “was a reliable means of diagnosing sexual deviance” and ruled the test inadmissible
• court held that criminal defendant had failed to establish that the plethysmograph \was a reliable means of diagnosing sexual deviance\ and ruled the test inadmissible
• procedure did not meet evidentiary standards of reliability of the method and general acceptance in the scientific community

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