Friday, January 29, 2010

Lie-Detection In The News

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Running Back Steven Jackson Says He Didn't Beat Pregnant Girlfriend
CBS News (blog)
Harris said she would take a polygraph test and challenged Jackson to do the same, according to CBS Sports. The Rams said the team was aware of the ...

Casteist remarks: Polygraph test for GU VC today?
Times of India
The investigating officer, ACP ND Parmar, said he had requested FSL on December 23 to conduct lie detection test on complainant Shrimali, the accused VC, ...

Sheriff: Commissioner Stephen Nodine's comment to polygraph analyst about drug ...
al.com (blog)
Mobile County Commissioner Stephen Nodine told a polygraph analyst that he volunteered to take a drug test on the day that marijuana was found in his truck, ...

Part-time firefighter paramedic position open in Hamilton Township
Cincinnati.com
... 7780 South Ohio 48. Applicants will be required to complete a physical agility test, a polygraph, and a comprehensive medical examination.

ROSA v. STATE
Leagle.com
One little word—polygraph—does not merit a reversal of the defendant's conviction for first degree premeditated murder and life sentence. ...

New tracking system to be implemented for journal entries
The Wichita Eagle (blog)
Judge Clark Owens said he could have passed a polygraph the day before The Eagle's story Sunday that journal entries took about a week to complete. ...

ICE supervisor denies agent got his OK
Denver Post
ICE's Office of Professional Responsibility conducted an internal investigation into the Voorhis case and gave Rouco a polygraph test in July 2008. ...

Ill. man sues police, lawyers he says framed him

Chicago Tribune
The man also refused to complete a polygraph test after initially agreeing to take one. "They hid significant incriminating evidence about another possible ...

Nancy Grace deposition in wrongful death lawsuit to be videotaped
Examiner.com
Duckett became defensive when Nancy Grace asked if she took a polygraph. Grace asked Trenton's father the same question. Duckett evaded questions about the ...

No marijuana in Nodine's system
WALA-TV FOX10
Attorney Matt Green also says Nodine passed a polygraph test in which Nodine denied what's believed to be marijuana, found in his county vehicle belonged to ...

Commissioners meet with local delegation in Annapolis
The Herald-Mail
Because communications center employees work with sensitive information, the county wants to be able to have them take the polygraph tests, Assistant County ...

Councilmember pushes city to consider appeal of officer's reinstatement
Seattle Times
Lee Malkow, a Snohomish County sheriff's detective and polygraph examiner, testified that amid his polygraph questioning, Werner volunteered he might have ...

STATE v. KES
Leagle.com
However, he violated probation because he failed to complete treatment, not because he failed a polygraph. Thus, the district court did not abuse its ...