Legal Opinion
United States v. Cordoba
District Court, C.D. California
Decided January 22, 1998No. SA CR 95-39-GLT [SF]PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER FINDING POLYGRAPH EVIDENCE INADMISSIBLE AND REINSTATING CONVICTION
TAYLOR, District Judge.
The court finds unstipulated polygraph evidence does not meet the Dauberb v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579, 113 S.Ct. 2786, 125 L.Ed.2d 469 (1993) test for admission in evidence. The court finds polygraphy has not acMeved general acceptance in the scientific commumty for courtroom use, the error rate for real-life polygraph tests is unknown, and there are no controlling standards for polygraphy.
I. BACKGROUND
In 1995 police conducted a surveillance operation in Santa Ana, Califorma,…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- Bourjaily v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Rock v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by8 opinions
- United States v. Marvel Johnson Prince-OyiboCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2003
- United States v. Frank Javier CordobaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- United States v. Juan A. Benavidez-BenavidezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- United States v. OriansDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 1998
- United States v. Frank Javier CordobaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
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