Legal Opinion

People v. Leone

New York Court of Appeals

Decided December 11, 1969PublishedCited by 95 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJasen, J.

On this appeal we are asked to consider the admissibility of the results of polygraph tests in a criminal ease.

The defendant is charged with the murder of three persons at a rest area of? Route 81 near the Oity of Watertown on December 31,1964. On January 3, 1965, a statement was taken from defendant regarding his whereabouts on the day of the murder. Thereafter, defendant was questioned several more times. On May 8, 1965, as a result of certain information obtained by the State Police, the defendant became a definite suspect. He was again questioned concerning his whereabouts on the night of…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
  2. State v. ValdezArizona Supreme Court · 1962
  3. People v. DavisMichigan Supreme Court · 1955
  4. Henderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1951
  5. People v. ZazzettaIllinois Supreme Court · 1963

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3Cited by95 opinions

  1. People v. AllweissNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  2. People v. TarsiaNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  3. People v. HughesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. People v. BarbaraMichigan Supreme Court · 1977
  5. People v. AngeloNew York Court of Appeals · 1996

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