United States v. Scheffer
Significance, Airman Scheffer Claims "innocent Ingestion", A Question Of Legitimate Interests, "a Serious Undervaluation" Of Constitutional Rights
Petitioner
United States
Respondent
Edward Scheffer
Petitioner's Claim
That per se exclusion of polygraph evidence offered by the accused in a military court does not violate the Sixth Amendment right to present a defense.
Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Michael D. Dreeben
Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Kim L. Sheffield
Justices for the Court
Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Anthony M. Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor, William H. Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia, David H. Souter, Clarence Thomas (writing for the Court)
Justices Dissenting
John Paul Stevens
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
31 March 1998
Decision
That Military Rule of Evidence 707, which makes polygraph evidence inadmissible in court-martial proceedings, does not unconstitutionally abridge the right of accused members of the military to present a defense.
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