Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Johnny Romero, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

April 18, 19731973 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 2409

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas reversed the conviction and remanded, holding that polygraph test results are inadmissible over objection even when the parties have entered a stipulation permitting their admission. The Court declined to address the validity of the stipulation itself, emphasizing the lack of reliability of polygraph evidence.