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You asked why and I explained it to you.  You asked about a polygraph examination, not a standard police interview/interrogation.  They are two completely different processes.  Don’t try to change the substance of the original question.

The pretest INTERVIEW and post test INTERROGATION of a polygraph are very similar to a standard police interview/interrogation.  That was my point and is not "changing the subject". And when did I say I was talking about private polygraphers hired by a defense attorney?  My original question was "when criminal suspects VOLUNTEER to take a polygraph".  Suspects don't volunteer to submit to LE agency tests?


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That is interference with the matter at hand.  It will not be tolerated and can be disadvantageous to the attorney’s client.

Not letting the examiner get away with grossly overstating the accuracy of test (95-98% is typically claimed) would be disadvantageous to the suspect?  No, it would be disadvantageous to the examiner/interrogator!  Maybe polygraphers just do not want an attorney present if he is going to lie about the accuracy of the test. Or otherwise try to befuddle the suspect.

 Note the brow-beating experienced by Ken Jones by a lying State Police polygrapher and detective during his PTI.  If anyone needed an attorney then it was this kid.  BTW, why was a detective present for a post test interrogation (part of the polygraph process)?  I am not asking you in particular, just asking in general.


TC