State v. Heath

MARTIN, Judge.

In cross-examination of defendant, the district attorney asked, “You took a lie detector test, didn’t you?” Counsel for defendant immediately interposed an objection which was properly sustained. It is argued that the question itself was suffi cient to justify a new trial for it was made with the purpose of getting prejudicial matter before the jury and left them with the idea that defendant had failed a lie detector test. In State v. Foye, 254 N.C. 704, 120 S.E. 2d 169 (1961) the Court held that the results of a polygraph test are not admissible in evidence to establish the…