Opinion

State v. Levert

  • 58 Ohio St. 2d 213
  • 12 Ohio Op. 3d 204
  • 389 N.E.2d 848
  • 1979 Ohio LEXIS 417
Court
Ohio Supreme Court
Filed
May 23, 1979
Status
Published
On the bench
Brown, Celkbrezze, Herbert, Holmes, Looker, Sweeney
Cited by
12 cases
Authority
More cited than 91.6%

The opinion

Per Curiam.

Appellant avers that the compulsory process clause of Section 10 of Article I of the Constitution of Ohio guarantees him the right to have the jury hear the results of his polygraph examination. In essence, we are urged to extend the holding in State v. Souel (1978), 53 Ohio St. 2d 123 , 372 N. E. 2d 1318 , wherein the prerequisites for the admissibility of polygraph evidence are set forth. We are unconvinced that a departure from the safeguards enumerated in Souel is required or would be wise at this time.

Appellant contends further, without citing supporting authority, that the exclusion of his polygraph expert’s testimony at trial violated the compulsory process clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution. However, our research discloses no authority from which a violation of appellant’s Sixth Amendment rights, under the instant circumstances, can or should be found. Cf. Washington v. Texas (1967), 388 U. S. 14 .

Appellant argues also that the trial court committed prejudicial error in allowing the hearsay testimony of Kam-insky. We agree with the Court of Appeals that this testimony was. erroneously admitted. See State v. Davis (1967), 10 Ohio St. 2d 136 , 226 N. E. 2d 736 ; Jones v. State (1946), 184 Tenn. 128 , 196 S. W. 2d 491 . * However, upon a *216 review of the entire record of the cause-, the error is clearly harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. See Schneble v. Florida (1972), 405 U. S. 427 ; Chapman v. California (1967), 386 U. S. 38 ; State v. Bayless (1976), 48 Ohio St. 2d 73 , 357 N. E. 2d 1035 (paragraph seven of the syllabus).

The judgment of the Court of Appeals is affirmed.

Judgment affirmed.

CeLKBREZZE, C. J., HERBERT, W. BROWN, P. BrOWN, Sweeney, Looker and Holmes, JJ., concur.

See, also, 4 Wig-more on Evidence 125 (Chadbourn Rev.), Section 1072; Notes, Tacit Criminal Admissions, 112 U. Pa. L. Rev. 210 , 244-245.

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