State v. Souel

The appellate court below certified the following question for final determination by this court:

“Whether the results of a polygraph examination are admissible into evidence when the defendant, prior to the examination, consents by written stipulation to the admissibility thereof, but withdraws his consent after the results of the test are known but prior to introduction of the testimony at trial.”

For the reasons hereinafter set forth we resolve this question in the affirmative.

The decisions of other jurisdictions relative to this precise issue have not been consistent or uniform. Basically,…