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Polygraph Evidence: Where Are We Now, Michael J. Ligons
Polygraph Evidence: Where Are We Now, Michael J. Ligons
Missouri Law Review
Polygraph evidence has been the pariah of the courtroom since the adoption of the "general acceptance" test for the admission of scientific evidence in Frye v. United States.' While the Frye court's decision to exclude lie detector evidence was correctly based upon the state of polygraph technology at that time, many courts have subsequently failed to recognize the many advances in polygraphy and have excluded test results without further consideration.2 Indeed, polygraph evidence seems to be considered by courts, in practice if not in actual theory, to be sui generis. Recent trends toward the recognition of polygraph evidence as having …
Here's Your Burrito And Watch Your Back: Does Missouri Really Want To Hold Businesses Liable For Attacks On Patrons, Timothy A. Reuschel
Here's Your Burrito And Watch Your Back: Does Missouri Really Want To Hold Businesses Liable For Attacks On Patrons, Timothy A. Reuschel
Missouri Law Review
In the late 1980s, Missouri altered a longstanding common law rule and found that businesses sometimes owe a duty to their patrons to protect against or warn about criminal attacks by third parties.' This new rule generally applies when a business has experienced prior incidents that are reasonably recent and similar to the attack in question.3 In Stroot v. Taco Bell Corp., the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern District of Missouri upheld a summary judgment entered in favor of a business for an attack that occurred in the business's parking lot even though the victim alleged that prior …