Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Lie-Detection In The News

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KING v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Leagle.com
King also asked for a polygraph examination. The polygraph request was denied by the NJSP administrator. The re-hearing was completed in May 2009. ...

Arson charges dropped against southeast Missouri man accused of burning own home
FOX2now.com
The Sikeston Standard Democrat reported Monday that Billy Arnold of Bell City had always maintained his innocence and passed a polygraph test. ...

Attorney: Beaten CAPA student passed lie detector test
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
By Jill King Greenwood An honors students who says three Pittsburgh police officers beat him during an arrest outside his Homewood home took a polygraph ...

Witness reported talk of revenge in bomb case
Boston Globe
... to give consent to a search of an unattached garage to the rear of their house, and have refused to take a polygraph,'' according to the documents. ...

Arson trial on tap
Martinsburg Journal
Meanwhile, Sgt. KR Pansch testified that the common procedure for a polygraph examination includes pre-test questions that are not recorded. ...

Pittsburgh CAPA Student Takes Polygraph Test
KDKA
According to his attorney, Kerry Lewis, Miles spent two hours with an FBI polygraph examiner answering questions about the Jan. 12 incident. ...

PD: Man receives 2 life sentences for molesting 3-year-old
ABC15.com (KNXV-TV)
Griffith said Middlemas agreed to a polygraph examination to answer questions about the molestation allegations. Middlemas reportedly was found to be ...

4-H coach arrested for alleged 2nd degree rape
Bartlesville Examiner Enterprise
... about the incident, Underhill denied the allegations telling police that he had not had sex with the girl. He later declined to take a polygraph test.

Buckeye child molester gets life in prison
AZ Central.com
Phoenix police detained Middlemas and Dodge was able to get him to agree to a polygraph test. Five days later, Middlemas sat down with both the FBI and ...

All antinarcotics officers to be subjected to lie detector tests
Dominican Today
The Drugs Control Agency (DNCD) began on Monday morning to apply polygraph (lie detector) tests to senior commanders, investigators and key units, ...

Arson charges dropped against Stoddard County man accused of burning own home
Southeast Missourian
He had always maintained his innocence and passed a polygraph examination administered by a former highway patrolman. He turned himself in to authorities in ...

Stearns County felony sentencings
St. Cloud Times
... ordered to complete a chemical dependency evaluation and psychological-sexual evaluation and follow recommendations, submit to polygraph testing, ...