his case is about a man named Edward G. Scheffer. He claimed He did not knowingly use the drug, and he passed a polygraph test. The Respondent sought to introduce the polygraph test as evidence to support his credibility. Under the United States Constitution, “ the evidence is subject to reasonable restrictions to accommodate legitimate interests in the criminal trial process.”The respondent, an airman stationed at an air force base in California, failed to show up for duty on April 30. He remained off duty until May 13, when he was later arrested during a traffic stop and was returning to the base. His pee sample revealed the presence of methamphetamine . He was tried by a court named the general court-martial on charges of having methamphetamine in his system, failing to go to …show more content…
In a 8-to-1 decision, the court held that rule 707 was consistent with the legitimate interest of state and federal authorities to admit only reliable evidence. In addition to noting the even- handing scope of Rule 707, excluding from evidence both favorable polygraph results, the Court emphasized the poor reliability of polygraph evidence as a whole. In the absence of sounded section methods, the Court noted that the fundamental premise of the criminal justice system is that the fundamental premise of the criminal justice system is that juries are the ultimate and most reliable evaluators of credibility and truthfulness. Does a rule of evidence which does not allow the admissibility of polygraph evidence, unconstitutionally harm the right of the accused to present a defense? Justice Clarence