tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post6957740317066064896..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Texas the 'epicenter' of forensic hypnosis, perhaps the junkiest of junk scienceGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-46580701874606354362020-04-10T16:22:53.899-05:002020-04-10T16:22:53.899-05:00@12:55, polygraph isn't admissible in TX court...@12:55, polygraph isn't admissible in TX courts, but agreed on all other points.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-165345988761950012020-04-10T12:55:33.089-05:002020-04-10T12:55:33.089-05:00It's amazing that this garbage is still allowe...It's amazing that this garbage is still allowed in. So why is it getting in? Because trial judges are too lazy to fulfill the role they should in acting as "gatekeepers" who exclude unreliable evidence, as required by the relevant Daubert/Kelly case law. And because trial counsel are too lazy to put together the necessary systematic attacks in the trial court or to create a clear record for the appellate courts. Same with blood spatter, polygraph and all the other pseudo-scientific junk that prosecutors love because they can use it to get convictions. It would be refreshing if the CCA's GAW faction would do the right thing, but I'm not holding my breath.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-2648359654816164392020-04-10T08:15:17.395-05:002020-04-10T08:15:17.395-05:00I agree 100% that this is junk science. Perhaps ju...I agree 100% that this is junk science. Perhaps just as equally junk is the use of polygraphs. Texas still uses polygraphs to "monitor" certain caseloads, primarily those convicted of sex offenses. Most educated people recognize that polygraphs can only detect changes in breathing, sweating and blood pressure. <br /><br />The use of these techniques are most likely linked to special interest groups who have a financial stake in seeing their continued use.Georgenoreply@blogger.com