· 10/6/1972
United States v. Ridling
Citations
- 350 F. Supp. 90
- 1972 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11671
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- judge should appoint polygraph expert to determine questions of propriety and reliability and to complement opinions of the defendant's expert
- judge should appoint polygraph expert to determine questions of propriety and reliability and to complement opinions of the defendant’s expert
- polygraph test results held admissible in perjury conviction provided that defendant submit to additional tests performed by expert selected by the court and provided that the trial judge could exclude all polygraph evidence in his discretion if the tests proved inconclusive
- admitted on condition court appoint examiner; decision mooted when examination proved inconclusive
- defendant allowed to introduce polygraph evidence in perjury case
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