Number: 98-358
Title: BAN ON USE OF POLYGRAPH EVIDENCE DOES NOT AMOUNT TO ABRIDGEMENT OF MILITARY DEFENDANT'S RIGHT TO PRESENT A DEFENSE
Authors: Paul S. Wallace, Jr., American Law Division 
Abstract: Military Rule of Evidence 707 excludes polygraph evidence in military trials. The Supreme Court on March 31, 1998, upheld the ban, holding that it did not violate the Sixth Amendment rights of defendants. The Court also said that the military ban on the use of such evidence "…does not unconstitutionally abridge the right to present a defense."
Pages: 5
Date: Updated April 13, 1998