DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Civ. § 23.20
Polygraph Test Result Not Admissible - Curative Instruction
TESTIMONY REGARDING POLYGRAPHS
During the trial you have heard testimony about polygraph examinations, or lie-detector tests, taken by [person’s name]. In Delaware, the results of lie-detector
tests are not admissible to prove whether someone is telling the truth because the
scientific reliability of these tests has not been established. Accordingly, the
testimony about the results of any lie-detector tests is not admitted to prove whether
[person’s name] is telling the truth and may not be considered by you as an indicator
of [his/her] credibility.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- civ-2025-10-22
- Content hash
d45fe8a0c4ab3989039e63255b224259ad68210d5c9b857bae4a75adba785b42
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