Quote:Hi I just took a polygraph involving a burglary that I am a suspect in. I hired an attorney and had a private polygraph ran on me and passed with flying colors is what the examiner said. So my attorney agreed to let me take one for the state police to clear my name.
1. You attorney is an idiot.
2. A police polygraph is NOT about clearing your name. It's all about interrogating you without an attorney present.
Quote:After a pretest interview they gave me a practice test in which involved numbers and I had to write one with me left hand. I was then asked to lie to the number I wrote and I was told that my body was responding well.
That's NOT a lie! They TOLD TO DO IT! Where is the deception in that? Its just something they have you do to con you into believing in the test! Common sense! A lie is when you deliberately DECEIVE somebody by saying something you know is not true. What they had you do is just a polygraph operator "magic trick".
Quote:I took the test and they said I failed. They had a post test interegation in which I told them the exact same thing that I told them before. I had nothing to hide from them and have tried to help assist in any way with their investigation. Now I'm branded as a LIAR and don't know what to do.
My friend, the polygraph is an INTERROGATION, not a test for truthfulness. It's all about interrogating you without an attorney present. It's about getting to make some sort of confession or to volunteer info in which your attorney, if present, would tell you not to answer.
Quote:They are going to the prosecutor tomm. to try and get a warrant for my arrest. They are wanting to charge me with Recieving and transporting stolen property.
No they aren't. Do they have any evidence? Did you admit to anything? If all they have is polygraph chart they can't do jack didley shit! They are probably bluffing you.
Quote:I just don't understand how I can pass one with flying colors and completley fail another that has to do with the same situation.
Because the test is bogus. It doesn't measure deception. It is all about interrogation. Are you aware of the fact that you don't even have to take it?
A private polygrapher who used to be a Ponca City, OK police detective, who used to post here, gives the following advice to defense attorneys with clients facing a police poly:
If the police examiner gets "aggressive or accusatory" TERMINATE THE TEST.
NO POST TEST INTERROGATION!
Remember, this is from a retired police detective and polygrapher!
My advice is to fire your attorney. Say NOTHING MORE to police. If they want to talk to you, insist your NEW attorney is present. So if they show up at your door without a warrant, and do not arrest you, but just want to "ask you a few more questions" tell them to pack sand and talk to your lawyer!
TC