Oregon Supreme Court· 7/10/1984

State v. Brown

Citations

687 P.2d 751
297 Or. 404
1984 Ore. LEXIS 1485

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holding that polygraph results were admissible under OEC 401 and OEC 702 even though their “falsifiability” could not be tested
holding that polygraph evidence is inadmissible in any legal proceeding subject to the Oregon Evidence Code
holding that polygraph evidence is inadmissible in any legal proceeding subject to the Oregon Evidence Code
reasoning that polygraph evidence could effectively take over the jury’s traditional function of judging the credibility of witnesses
concluding that polygraph evidence is inadmissible, because, even though it had some relevance and may be helpful to the jury, that value was outweighed by the risk the jury would overvalue the evidence as sci- entific
noting that rule prohibiting witness from passing upon credibility of another witness is “the long-standing position of this court”

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Judges: Jones

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