Legal Opinion
In re Meyer
New York Family Court
Decided June 20, 1986PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*416OPINION OF THE COURT
Jeffry H. Gallet, J.
The respondent father in this child protective proceeding moves for the admission into evidence of expert testimony regarding certain polygraph examinations. The motion is opposed by both the petitioner, the Brooklyn Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and the children’s Law Guardian.
QUESTION
Is expert testimony in reference to the results of polygraph examinations admissible in child protective proceedings?
FACTS OF THE CASE
The respondent, an estranged husband, is accused of sexually abusing his two young daughters during his visitations…
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- People v. TarsiaNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- In re Leon RRNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Selkowitz v. County of NassauNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- In re Jazmin M.New York City Family Court · 1988
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