Frederick P Sisto

Frederick P Sisto

May 15, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Time to Reconsider Polygraph Reliability and Admissibility in New Jersey

"Even before the tremendous polygraph advancements, they were never considered per se unreliable in New Jersey," writes Frederick P. Sisto.

By Frederick P. Sisto

8 minute read

March 31, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

The Misapplied Presumption of Pretrial Detention

The article makes the case that the presumption of detention has been misapplied and overused in the case of defendants with no prior records.

By Frederick P. Sisto

7 minute read

August 28, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

Legalization of Suspicionless Canine Sniffs in NJ

On June 10, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided State v. Dunbar. This unanimous decision overturned state precedent requiring reasonable suspicion of contraband before police can deploy a canine sniff.

By Frederick P. Sisto

17 minute read