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A polygraph, often incorrectly referred to as a lie detector test, [1] [2] [3] is a pseudoscientific [4] [5] [6] device or procedure that measures and records several physiological indicators such as blood pressure, pulse, respiration, and skin conductivity while a person is asked and answers a series of questions. [7]
John and Patsy’s attorney told The Washington Post in April 2000 that the parents didn’t want the FBI involved in the test because he claimed the organization’s polygraph exam is designed to ...
Lawyers for Alex Murdaugh said an FBI agent conducting a polygraph test that the agency said the convicted killer flunked asked odd questions and confided he had just examined the notorious Dutch ...
A polygraph test may take center stage at an upcoming sentencing hearing for Alex Murdaugh for his federal financial crimes on Monday, April 1, in Charleston. Murdaugh’s lawyers deny he lied on ...
Polygraph. Some agencies may require polygraph examinations. The most common examinations are Counter Intelligence (CI) and Full-Scope (Lifestyle) polygraphs. While a positive SSBI is sufficient for access to SCI-level information, polygraphs are routinely administered for "staff-like" access to particular agencies. [citation needed]
During his hiring by the FBI in 2004, he is alleged to have passed a polygraph examination which asked questions regarding foreign contacts and personal loyalties. [4] The day before starting his new job with the FBI, Ma called a suspected accomplice to inform them he would now be working full-time for "the other side."
But after a polygraph session and interviews with the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s office, prosecutors now believe Murdaugh did not tell the truth, “despite numerous interview sessions during ...
Scheffer, 523 U.S. 303 (1998), was the first case in which the Supreme Court issued a ruling with regard to the highly controversial matter of polygraph, or "lie-detector," testing. At issue was whether the per se exclusion of polygraph evidence offered by the accused in a military court violates the Sixth Amendment right to present a defense.