State ex rel. Leis v. Kraft

In State v. Souel, supra, this court held that the results of a polygraphic examination are admissible in evidence in a criminal trial for purposes of corroboration or impeachment only where certain procedural safeguards are met. Among them is a requirement that the prosecuting attorney join in a written stipulation providing that the test be conducted and the resultant graph and examiner’s opinion be admitted at trial. Id. at paragraph one of the syllabus. We have since been urged to relax these standards and have specifically declined to do so. State v. Levert (1979), 58 Ohio St. 2d 213,…