State v. Conti, No. Cr (Jan. 27, 1995)

[EDITOR'S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] MEMORANDUM FILED JANUARY 27, 1995 The defendant moves the court to permit introduction of the favorable results of the defendant's polygraph examination. The defendant argues that although the Connecticut courts have consistently held that polygraph examinations are inadmissible, recent changes in the law with respect to the admissibility of expert testimony provide for the introduction of the polygraph evidence.

"The questionable accuracy of polygraph examinations is the most persuasive reason for excluding polygraph…