Legal Question in Criminal Law in New Jersey

police questioning of Witness #2

Are the police leagally permitted to threaten a witness with a lie detector test? How should one respond to such a request?


Asked on 12/17/07, 3:03 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Gary Moore Gary Moore Attorney At Law

Re: police questioning of Witness #2

Taking a lie detector test is purely a

voluntary act which can be refused without anyone having a basis of make

anything of it. The test is not automatically allowed as evidence in a trial.

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Gary Moore, Esquire

Hackensack, New Jersey

www.garymooreattorneyatlaw.com

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Answered on 12/17/07, 4:29 pm


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