Legal Opinion
United States v. Gipson
United States Court of Military Appeals
Decided July 13, 1987No. 48,376; NMCM 83 1514PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court
COX, Judge:
The basic issue in this case is whether the results of a polygraph examination are inadmissible in a court-martial as a matter of law.1 We conclude that they are not.
Facts
At trial, appellant made an in limine motion to admit evidence of an “exculpatory” polygraph examination. Apparently, appellant had secured this examination at his own initiative and expense. The proffer was that a competent operator had conducted a proper examination and asked appellant the germane questions; further, the examiner’s conclusion was that appellant was truthful in denying…
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