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8 Massachusetts opinions name it 2 courts 1974–1999 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 |
|---|---|---|
Commonwealth v. Vitellogreen2 sentences1989We subsequently observed in Commonwealth v. Vitello, 376 Mass. 426, 442 (1978), that “we recognized in A Juvenile that failure to achieve the standard of general acceptance need not freeze the evidentiary development of the polygraph in view of its unique potential as a tool of justice.” So, in A Juvenile, supra at 432 , instead of relying on the appropriate community of scientists to validate polygraph testing, we made our own evaluation of the polygraph’s potential and announced a new rule as “a cautious first step toward the acceptance of polygraph testing.” The new rule, to be applied only 1989We subsequently observed in Commonwealth v. Vitello, 376 Mass. 426, 442 (1978), that "we recognized in A Juvenile that failure to achieve the standard of general acceptance need not freeze the evidentiary development of the polygraph in view of its unique potential as a tool of justice." So, in A Juvenile, supra at 432 , instead of relying on the appropriate community of scientists to validate polygraph testing, we made our own evaluation of the polygraph's potential and announced a new rule as "a cautious first step toward the acceptance of polygraph testing." The new rule, to be applied only | 2 | 2 |
Commonwealth v. a Juvenilegreen2 sentences1989We subsequently observed in Commonwealth v. Vitello, 376 Mass. 426, 442 (1978), that “we recognized in A Juvenile that failure to achieve the standard of general acceptance need not freeze the evidentiary development of the polygraph in view of its unique potential as a tool of justice.” So, in A Juvenile, supra at 432 , instead of relying on the appropriate community of scientists to validate polygraph testing, we made our own evaluation of the polygraph’s potential and announced a new rule as “a cautious first step toward the acceptance of polygraph testing.” The new rule, to be applied only 1989We subsequently observed in Commonwealth v. Vitello, 376 Mass. 426, 442 (1978), that "we recognized in A Juvenile that failure to achieve the standard of general acceptance need not freeze the evidentiary development of the polygraph in view of its unique potential as a tool of justice." So, in A Juvenile, supra at 432 , instead of relying on the appropriate community of scientists to validate polygraph testing, we made our own evaluation of the polygraph's potential and announced a new rule as "a cautious first step toward the acceptance of polygraph testing." The new rule, to be applied only | 1 | 3 |
Frye v. United Statesred2 sentences1999Fatalo relied on Frye v. United States, 293 Fed. 1013 (Ct. App. D.C. 1923), the leading Federal case, which involved the admissibility of the results of a polygraph test. 10 Recent decisions have emphasized the underlying rationale of Frye/Fatalo. 1989In answering that question in the negative, we adopted the rule articulated in the landmark case of Frye v. United States, 293 F. 1013, 1014 (D.C. | 1 | 2 |
Dean v. Stategreen1 sentence1979See, e.g., Dean v. State, 325 So.2d 14, 17-19 (Fla. Dist. | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Richardsgreen1 sentence1974Cf. Commonwealth v. Richards, 363 Mass. 299, 310 (1973), and People v. Aragon, 154 Cal. App. 2d 646, 658 (1957). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Massachusetts. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Commonwealth v. Fatalo
green
2 sentences1989In Commonwealth v. Fatalo, 346 Mass. 266 (1963), we first addressed the question whether the results of a polygraph test should be admissible in evidence at a criminal trial. 1989In Commonwealth v. Fatalo, 346 Mass. 266 (1963), we first addressed the question whether the results of a polygraph test should be admissible in evidence at a criminal trial. | 2 | 1976–1989 |
Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
green
1 sentence1999Two days after the jury announced its verdict in this case, the United States Supreme Court decided Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993). | 1 | 1999–1999 |
Bruton v. United States
green
2 sentences1976Bruton, 391 U.S. 123 (1968)? “2. 1976If the trial judge in this criminal prosecution (in the proper exercise of his discretion and in accordance with the procedure set forth in Commonwealth v. A Juvenile , 1974 Mass. A.S. 907) admits at trial the results of a polygraph test taken by the co-defendant Graziano as evidence to impeach the credibility of Graziano if Graziano testifies at *598 trial, and those results inculpate the defendant Facente, does the admission of the polygraph test results as impeaching evidence entitle the defendant to a separate trial, notwithstanding proper instructions to the jury that the polygraph result | 1 | 1976–1976 |
People v. Aragon
green
1 sentence1974Cf. Commonwealth v. Richards, 363 Mass. 299, 310 (1973), and People v. Aragon, 154 Cal. App. 2d 646, 658 (1957). | 1 | 1974–1974 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
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.