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Massachussetts courts this week will rule on the admissability of polygraph tests as evidence in criminal cases...
Massachusetts courts will decide whether to admit polygraph tests in four different cases currently on trial. The defenses of three cases involving sexual assault and one of murder are arguing to admit defendants' liedetector tests as evidence...
...experts from both the legal and psychiatric fields are divided over the accuracy of the polygraph test...
...polygraphy examination doesn't measure whether a person is lying because there is no known physiological reaction unique to lying. It's a nice idea that like Pinocchio's nose, our body would give us away when we lie. People can learn to beat a polygraph," said Saxe...
Professor of Law Alan M. Dershowitz said he is also skeptical about polygraph tests but disagrees with Saxe on their admissability in court. "I don't have great trust in polygraph tests, but I do believe defendants have the right to use them in court," Dershowitz said...