Legal Opinion
State v. Dery
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided July 22, 1988No. 87-297-C.APublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WEISBERGER, Justice.
This case comes before us on the cross-appeals of both the state and the defendant from a Superior Court decision on a motion in limine in which the state sought to preclude, and the defendant sought to allow into evidence the admission of the results of a polygraph examination administered to the defendant. We reverse. The facts of the case are as follows.
The defendant, George Dery (Dery), was indicted on two counts of first-degree arson in violation of G.L. 1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 11-4-2. Testimony revealed that shortly after midnight on April 1, 1983, police…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- Delli Paoli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- State v. WheelerSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1985
- State v. PerrySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1966
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. MendesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
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