WILKINS, J.
We are squarely presented with whether a trial judge may, in his discretion, admit the results of a polygraph examination to corroborate the testimony of a prosecution witness. We conclude that a judge may not, at least in the absence of an appropriate stipulation concerning the admissibility of the results of such an examination.
The defendant was convicted in May, 1981, of attempted arson and of perjury following a jury trial in the Superior...
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