United States v. Scheffer
1998 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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United States v. Scheffer, 523 U.S. 303 (1998), was the first case in which the Supreme Court issued a ruling with regard to the highly controversial matter of polygraph, or "lie-detector," testing. At issue was whether the per se exclusion of polygraph evidence offered by the accused in a military court violates the Sixth Amendment right to present a defense.
Quick Facts United States v. Scheffer, Argued November 3, 1997 Decided March 31, 1998 ...
United States v. Scheffer | |
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Argued November 3, 1997 Decided March 31, 1998 | |
Full case name | United States v. Edward G. Scheffer |
Citations | 523 U.S. 303 (more) 118 S. Ct. 1261; 140 L. Ed. 2d 413; 6 U.S.L.W. 4235; 98 Cal. Daily Op. Service 2329; 98 Daily Journal DAR 3183; 1998 Colo. J. C.A.R. 1548; 11 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 421 |
Case history | |
Prior | 44 M.J. 442 (reversed) |
Holding | |
Military Rule of Evidence 707, which makes polygraph evidence inadmissible in court-martial proceedings, does not unconstitutionally abridge the right of accused members of the military to present a defense. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Thomas, joined by Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer (Parts I, II-A, and II-D) |
Plurality | Thomas, joined by Rehnquist, Scalia, Souter (Parts II-B and II-C) |
Concurrence | Kennedy, joined by O'Connor, Ginsburg, Breyer (in part and in the result) |
Dissent | Stevens |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. VI |
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