Penn v. Commonwealth

CLAY, Commissioner.

Appellant was convicted of “office breaking” and attempting to open a safe by force. On this appeal he raises two questions.

It is first contended the trial court erred when appellant was denied the right to introduce in evidence a written offer made by him to submit to a polygraph (lie detector) test. There are several reasons why such an offer is inadmissible.

In the first place, we have recognized that polygraph tests have not attained sufficient scientific recognition of dependability and reliability to make admissible in evidence the results of such a test. Dugan v.…