Larger Than Lyfe by Cynthia Diane Thornton

Author:Cynthia Diane Thornton [Thornton, Cynthia Diane]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Organized Crime, urban fiction, Murder, Social Science, Urban, True Crime, African American Studies, Fiction, Urban Life, Music Trade, Business Aspects, Serial Killers, Ethnic Studies, Music, African American, General, African Americans
ISBN: 9781593093198
Google: K3EolQEACAAJ
Amazon: B005MZ9WGG
Publisher: STREBOR BOOKS
Published: 2011-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

“Sir, please provide the jury and prosecution with a brief summary of your background and credentials,” Larry Steinberg stated.

“I possess a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from UCLA. I attended the Backster School of Lie Detection in San Diego. I am a certified forensic law enforcement polygraph examiner who is an active member of the American Association of Police Polygraphists. I have testified in criminal cases for both defendants and prosecutors for more than ten years.”

“My client, the defendant, submitted to a polygraph test with you following his arrest for the murder of Phinnaeus Bernard III. Is that correct?”

“That is correct,” the polygraphist responded.

“I am going to keep things as simple as possible so that members of the jury are not bombarded with too much technical information amidst all of the other extensive details that they will be requested to analyze in deliberations.

“Per the results of the polygraph test that you administered to Richard Tresvant,” Larry Steinberg continued, “did Richard Tresvant murder Phinnaeus Bernard III?”

“No,” the polygraphist answered.

“Per the results of the polygraph test, did Richard Tresvant have any knowledge of or was he involved in any way in the murder of Phinnaeus Bernard III?”

“No,” the polygraphist answered.

“No further questions,” Larry Steinberg stated quickly and walked away from the witness stand.

Spectators in the courtroom were now on the edges of their seats. The defense was dropping massive bombshells that would be the continuously running top news story on virtually every Los Angeles television network for the rest of the week.

“Mr. Cooley, are you prepared for cross?” Judge Bartholomew asked the district attorney.

“Absolutely,” Steve Cooley said, hopping up from the prosecution table and approaching the witness stand.

“Sir, you state that the results of the polygraph exam administered to the defendant indicated conclusively that Richard Tresvant did not murder Phinnaeus Bernard III and had no knowledge of Phinnaeus Bernard’s murder. Aren’t there literally thousands of websites on the internet that tell people step-by-step how to fool a lie detector?”

“Objection, Your Honor!” Larry Steinberg snapped. “By California law, polygraph tests are admissible for trial. Questioning the reliability of the polygraph exam is a moot point.”

“I’ll allow the question,” Judge Bartholomew responded.

Larry Steinberg irritably took his seat.

“Please answer the question,” Steve Cooley repeated to the polygraphist. “Aren’t there literally thousands of websites on the internet that provide people with all the information they need to deceive a lie detector?”

“I’m quite certain that there are,” the polygraphist answered, “but I think that the most important factor in the polygraph exam and the reliability of its results is the professional skill of the polygraphist in analyzing those results.”

“Nevertheless, a determined person, especially a highly sophisticated criminal or sociopath, can and has successfully faked his or her way through passing a polygraph exam. Isn’t that correct?” Steve Cooley asked.

“That is correct, sir,” the polygraphist answered.

“And it is very possible that Richard Lawrence Tresvant, the defendant, faked his way through the polygraph exam that leads you to state conclusively as an expert that he did not murder Phinnaeus Bernard III.

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