Legal Question in Criminal Law in Colorado
rules for polygraph
Can a parolee be sent back to prison based soley on the results of a polygraph?
Asked on 5/09/01, 2:55 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Charles Aspinwall
Charles S. Aspinwall, J.D., LLC
Re: rules for polygraph
Polygraph results are not generally admissible in legal proceedings, with certain important exceptions in some states, but not CO.
Parole violations generally require a lesser standard of proof than the original proceedings which led to conviction.
Admissibility of the polygraph results certainly must have been dealt with before the test was administered?
Probably you are stuck with the results and their use by virtue of the understanding prior to the test.
Answered on 6/22/01, 11:25 am
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