Legal Opinion · Dissent

State v. Biddle

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided May 13, 1980No. 61784Published

1DissentHiggins, Judge

I would affirm the conviction in this case. The majority opinion overrules prior case law in this state to hold as a prelude to its determination of evidentiary insufficiency, that results of polygraph examinations cannot be admitted into evidence under any circumstances including upon stipulation of the parties. No question of the admissibility of polygraph results upon stipulation of the parties was raised or preserved by the appellant, and no such question was briefed or argued before this Court. Whether the courts of Missouri should without exception exclude the results of polygraph…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. State v. FrancoSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
  2. State v. FieldsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1968
  3. State v. ColeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1945
  4. State v. BallSupreme Court of Missouri · 1960
  5. State v. HamptonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1955

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