45 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 1197, 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 190, 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 976, 97 Daily Journal D.A.R. 1468, 97 Daily Journal D.A.R. 313 United States of America v. Frank Javier Cordoba

104 F.3d 225 45 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 1197 , 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 190, 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 976 , 97 Daily Journal D.A.R. 1468 , 97 Daily Journal D.A.R. 313 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Frank Javier CORDOBA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-50492. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 10, 1996. ** Filed Jan. 7, 1997. As Amended Feb. 11, 1997. Olivia W. Karlin, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, California, for the defendant-appellant. Elizabeth Abrams Sellung, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, California, for the plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Gary L. Taylor, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CR-95-00039-GT. Before BRUNETTI, TROTT and THOMAS, Circuit Judges. THOMAS, Circuit Judge. 1 This appeal requires us to decide whether our per se rule excluding the admission of unstipulated polygraph evidence was effectively overruled by Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, 509 U.S. 579 , 113 S.Ct. 2786 , 125 L.Ed.2d 469 (1993). We conclude it was and vacate Defendant Cordoba's conviction for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in…