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- A current criminal case in Minnesota, State vs Dressel, involves a confession obtained after taking a polygraph examination. The defense attempted to have the confession tied to the polygraph and make the confession inadmissible. This was denied but is being appealed. This is a potentially precedent setting case and should be on our radar, especially for law enforcement examiners. I found two articles discussing the finer details of this case.
http://www.minnlawyer.com/article.cfm/2009/05/25/Polygraphs-Nothing-but-the-truth http://motionofdiscovery.blogspot.com/2009/05/voluntary-statements-made-during.html
- Wendi Boutiette, an Oregon coach charged with sex abuse, has filed a motion to have her NDI polygraph results admitted into evidence.
http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2009/05/22/news/doc4a158d5a7261c840367404.txt
- Former football star Michael Vick was released today from prison after serving time related to illegal dog fighting and animal cruelty. What shouldn't be missed about this is that Vick's polygraph test, which he failed, was one influencing factor in his sentencing and decision that he was not as separated from the illegal activities as his plea agreement stated. And a side benefit of that is that enough attention was brought to the subject that the Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act was upgraded to include stronger sentencing for this type of crime. The following article provides an overview of the case.
http://www.examiner.com/x-8898-Oklahoma-City-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m5d20-BREAKING-NEWS-Michael-Vicks-release-from-prison-a-dog-gone-shame
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