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5 Massachusetts opinions name it 1 courts 1947–1978 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Massachusetts courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No positive-treatment citations attached to this issue in Massachusetts. | ||
| Case | Negative | Cited |
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| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Massachusetts. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Commonwealth v. Fatalo
green
2 sentences1978The door to the admissibility of evidence of polygraph test results was opened by this court, by a majority of one, in Commonwealth v. A Juvenile, supra, notwithstanding the following statement by the court, at 425 of that opinion: “In Commonwealth v. Fatalo, [ 346 Mass. 266 (1963)], we held that the results of polygraph tests were not admissible as evidence in a criminal case because the test had not yet achieved general acceptance by the scientific community as a reliable method for determining whether an individual is telling the truth. 1978The door to the admissibility of evidence of polygraph test results was opened by this court, by a majority of one, in Commonwealth v. A Juvenile, supra , notwithstanding the following statement by the court, at 425 of that opinion: "In Commonwealth v. Fatalo, [ 346 Mass. 266 (1963)], we held that the results of polygraph tests were not admissible as evidence in a criminal case because the test had not yet achieved general acceptance by the scientific community as a reliable method for determining whether an individual is telling the truth. | 2 | 1974–1978 |
Commonwealth v. Stone
green
2 sentences1957Moreover, it is not fair that a defendant in the course of a trial should be called upon to defend himself against accusations not set forth in the indictment.” Commonwealth v. Stone, 321 Mass. 471, 473 . 1956Moreover, it is not fair that a defendant in the course of a trial should be called upon to defend himself against accusations not set forth in the indictment.” Commonwealth v. Stone, 321 Mass. 471, 473 . | 2 | 1956–1957 |
Commonwealth v. a Juvenile
green
2 sentences1978The door to the admissibility of evidence of polygraph test results was opened by this court, by a majority of one, in Commonwealth v. A Juvenile, supra, notwithstanding the following statement by the court, at 425 of that opinion: “In Commonwealth v. Fatalo, [ 346 Mass. 266 (1963)], we held that the results of polygraph tests were not admissible as evidence in a criminal case because the test had not yet achieved general acceptance by the scientific community as a reliable method for determining whether an individual is telling the truth. 1978The door to the admissibility of evidence of polygraph test results was opened by this court, by a majority of one, in Commonwealth v. A Juvenile, supra , notwithstanding the following statement by the court, at 425 of that opinion: "In Commonwealth v. Fatalo, [ 346 Mass. 266 (1963)], we held that the results of polygraph tests were not admissible as evidence in a criminal case because the test had not yet achieved general acceptance by the scientific community as a reliable method for determining whether an individual is telling the truth. | 1 | 1978–1978 |
Commonwealth v. Jackson
green
1 sentence1947Commonwealth v. Jackson, 132 Mass. 16 . | 1 | 1947–1947 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.