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Are polygraph test results unreliable and inadmissible?
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Contributed in 2009 & last edited in 2009 by Peter Tillers
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Are polygraph test results unreliable and inadmissible?: Are polygraph test results...
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Federal Rule of Evidence 410 or a comparable State rule bars the use of a nolo contendere plea (no contest plea) as evidence in any proceeding...Cf. Walker v. Schaeffer, 854 F.2d 138, 143 (6th Cir. 1988) (holding, in plaintiff arrestees' action against defendant police officers for false arrest, detention, and imprisonment, that evidence of plaintiffs' nolo....
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Federal Rule of Evidence 410 or a comparable State rule bars the use of a nolo contendere plea (no contest plea) as evidence in any proceeding against the defendant who entered this plea.vouch for authority for rule...
Although settlement negotiations and offers are inadmissible (i) to show the validity or invalidity of a claim when validity is in dispute, (ii) to...United States v. Prewitt, 34 F.3d 436, 439 (7th Cir. 1994) (upholding trial court's admission of statements made by defendant Smillie during compromise negotiations with investigators of the Securities Division because....
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Although settlement negotiations and offers are inadmissible (i) to show the validity or invalidity of a claim when validity is in dispute, (ii) to show the amount of damages when the amount is in dispute, or (iii) to impeach by showing a prior inconsistent statement or specific contradiction, settlement evidence is admissible to show an attempt to obstruct a criminal investigation or prosecution.vouch for authority for rule...
Under some circumstances untruthfulness is admissible to impeach a witness.Fed. R. Evid. 609.
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Under some circumstances untruthfulness is admissible to impeach a witness.