The Lloyd Aquifer is the deepest and oldest of Long Island's aquifers. It is a sand and gravel formation ranging in thickness from zero to five hundred feet. At its deepest, it is 1,800 feet below the surface. The water contained in the Lloyd aquifer is about six thousand years old.
But are they actually admissible in court? Courts don't have to admit lie detector tests, according to a U.S. Supreme Court case that specifies how courts deal with scientific evidence. Instead, individual judges have discretion to decide if a polygraph will be admitted based on certain criteria.
1 In a criminal trial, the trier of fact (which can be either the judge or a jury) decides whether the defendant committed the crime. 2  The standard used in criminal cases is beyond a reasonable doubt - that is, there is no reasonable doubt in the judge or jurors' minds that the defendant committed the crime.rial. 1  In a criminal trial, the trier of fact (which can be either the judge or a jury) decides whether the defendant committed the crime. 2  The standard used in criminal cases is beyond a reasonable doubt - that is, there is no reasonable doubt in the judge or jurors' minds that the defendant committed the crime.