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Virginia Supreme Court Says Plethysmograph Evidence Inadmissible

Loaded on Sept. 15, 2011

Filed under: Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Disciplinary Hearings, Polygraphs, Mechanical Searches/Scanners, Evidentiary Ruling, Expert Witnesses. Location: Virginia.

The Virginia Supreme Court has held that plethysmograph evidence is inadmissible in all judicial proceedings without foundation as to reliability.
Matthew Edwards Billips committed several sex offenses involving young children when he was 18 years old. He was convicted of those offenses in a jury trial and the court “ordered ...

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