Supreme Court of South Carolina· 5/28/1996
State v. Wright
Citations
- 471 S.E.2d 700
- 322 S.C. 253
- 1996 S.C. LEXIS 90
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- although Jones was not cited, the court held that polygraph results are inadmissible because of their questionable reliability
- polygraph admissibility at discretion of trial court, but should usually be excluded due to prejudicial effects
- “Generally, the results of polygraph examinations are inadmissible because the reliability of the polygraph is questionable.”
- “Generally, the results of polygraph examinations are inadmissible because the reliability of the polygraph is questionable.”
- “Generally, the results of polygraph examinations are inadmissible because the reliability of the polygraph is questionable.”
- “[t]he admission of evidence in a criminal prosecution is within the discretion of the trial judge and his ruling will not be disturbed on appeal unless abuse of discretion is shown”
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Judges: Finney, Toal, Moore, Waller, Burnett
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12 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Connecticut v. PorterSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1997-05-20· cited 268×
- State v. CouncilSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1999-04-05· cited 157×
- State v. McHoneySupreme Court of South Carolina· 2001-03-19· cited 100×
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1999-02-08· cited 56×
- State v. CutroSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1998-08-31· cited 35×
- State v. PowersSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1998-06-08· cited 25×
- State v. MorganCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 1997-04-07· cited 11×
- State v. PalmerCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2016-02-24· cited 8×
- Bruno v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2001-12-03· cited 5×
- In the Interest of Robert R.Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 2000-05-22· cited 4×
- State v. SamuelCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2012-11-14· cited 1×
- State v. Kenneth EastwoodSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2025-11-19
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