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United States v. Williams

Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Decided September 29, 1995No. 94-5006; CMR No. 9202646PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

COX, Judge:

1. The certified issue in this case asks whether Mil.R.Evid. 707, Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1984 (Change 5) (1991), which purports to bar receipt at courts-martial of polygraph evidence, violates the accused’s constitutional rights.

2. Mil.R.Evid. 707 provides:(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the results of a polygraph examination, the opinion of a polygraph examiner, or any reference to an offer to take, failure to take, or taking of a polygraph examination, shall not be admitted into evidence.(b) Nothing in this section is…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
  5. Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. United States v. CacyCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 1995
  2. United States v. SchefferCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 1996
  3. United States v. RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2002
  4. United States v. MobleyCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 1996
  5. United States v. BellCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 1996

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