An expert witness’s brief mention of John Feit’s 1960 polygraph during testimony in the former Catholic priest’s murder case is not enough to declare a mistrial, a Texas judge ruled from the bench Wednesday.
Hidalgo County Judge Luis Singleterry said Wednesday morning that he has no reason to believe that the witness, researcher Richard Sipe, acted in bad faith when he told jurors that he had reviewed the ex-priest’s 1960 polygraph.
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