South Dakota

South Dakota Supreme Court Upholds Per Se Exclusion of Unstipulated Polygraph Results in Sentencing Hearing

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In a 16-page ruling, the South Dakota Supreme Court has upheld a circuit court’s refusal to consider a defense-proffered polygraph examination in connection with a sentencing hearing. Bob Mercer reports for KELOLAND News (excerpt): PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — A Minnehaha County circuit judge didn’t err when she refused to consider the results of a lie-detector … Read more

Woman Deemed to Have Violated Plea Agreement Based on Polygraph “Test”

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In an article titled “Woman Sentenced for Setting Forest Fire,” and published in the Casper, Wyoming Star Tribune, Associated Press writer Joe Kafka reports on the case of a woman accused of violating a plea agreement based on her having “failed” a polygraph “test.” Excerpt: RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) – The woman who started the … Read more