U.S. v. Scheffer, No. 96-1133 (U.S. Supreme Court) (523 U.S. 303; 118 S.Ct. 1261) (March 31, 1998) (Justice Thomas)
In this case the Supreme Court had a chance to visit the issue of the admissibility of polygraph evidence, but aside from ruling on its prohibition in military trials, the Court shed little light on this ongoing controversy. The decision also revisits the issue of balancing a defendant's right to ...
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