COMMONWEALTH v. MARTIN


392 Mass. 161 (1984)

466 N.E.2d 76

COMMONWEALTH vs. DENNIS MARTIN.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

June 7, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Zorza (Joel Goodman with him) for the defendant.

Robin A. Pearl, Assistant District Attorney (Daniel C. Mullane, Assistant District Attorney, with her) for the Commonwealth.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, LIACOS, ABRAMS, & LYNCH, JJ.


WILKINS, J.

This appeal from the defendant's convictions of rape, kidnapping, and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon challenges the judge's refusal to permit the results of a polygraph examination to be admitted to corroborate the defendant's testimony denying his guilt. The judge had conducted a voir dire examination of the polygraph examiner and had determined that he was qualified and that the test was properly conducted. The judge, concluding that...

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