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Robert Chavez appealed the dismissal of his habeas corpus petition challenging his armed robbery conviction. Chavez had stipulated to a pre-trial polygraph test with the understanding that the results would be admissible, but now argued the evidence was inadmissible and his Miranda rights were violated. The court affirmed the dismissal, finding that under New Mexico law polygraph results are only admissible if stipulated to by the defendant, which Chavez had done. Moreover, even if Miranda warnings were req

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