The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Falsia, 724 F.2d 1339 (9th Cir. 1983):
"With the polygraph's misleading reputation as a 'truth teller,' the widespread debate concerning its reliability, the critical requirement of a competent examiner and the judicial problems of self-incrimination
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Id. (quoting United States v. Demma, 523 F.2d 981, 987 (9th Cir.1975) (en banc)).
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