STATE v. TRIMBLE

No. 6855.

362 P.2d 788 (1961)

68 N.M. 406

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. J.T. TRIMBLE, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

June 13, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E.H. Williams, Jr., Las Cruces, for appellant.

Hilton A. Dickson, Jr., Atty. Gen., Carl P. Dunifon, Asst. Atty. Gen., Mark C. Reno, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


COMPTON, Chief Justice.

The defendant was convicted by a jury of Dona Ana County of the crime of incest, and he appeals from the judgment imposing sentence upon him. The appeal squarely presents the question whether evidence of the results of a polygraph test is admissible in evidence over objection.

Shortly after the commission of the alleged offense, the defendant voluntarily submitted to a polygraph test conducted by A.H. Hathaway. At the trial Hathaway...

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