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Oct 3, 2014 · Some 75% of the wrongful convictions for rape and murder, including a number that led to people being scheduled for execution, were based on eyewitness testimony. For some of the scientific controversies surrounding eyewitness accounts, the new report withholds judgment.
Jan 1, 2010 · Since the 1990s, when DNA testing was first introduced, Innocence Project researchers have reported that 73 percent of the 239 convictions overturned through DNA testing were based on eyewitness...
Oct 27, 2016 · For all the importance of eyewitness testimony to the justice system, witnesses can and do get things wrong. Understanding exactly why could help us reduce the chances of further miscarriages...
- Amina Memon
Jul 4, 2020 · On the strength of six eyewitnesses’ lineup identifications, Lydell Grant was sentenced to life in prison in 2012 for the murder of a young Texas man, Aaron Scheerhoorn, who was stabbed to death ...
- Laura Smalarz
3 days ago · Chilling true tales. With new testimony from witnesses, take a deep dive into puzzling paranormal stories that continue to baffle and bemuse - and leave a terrifying legacy.
Apr 22, 2021 · State whether, and if so how and when, their recollection has been refreshed by reference to documents, identifying those documents. The rules about how witness evidence is to be taken are also buttressed by two new confirmation statements, both of which should be read carefully.
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Apr 1, 2015 · Two witnesses who’d been working at the Orange County bank at the time of the robbery had fingered Miles. At trial, his Vegas alibi didn’t hold up against prosecutors’ eyewitness testimonies and Miles and another man, Bernard Teamer, were found guilty. (Teamer had allegedly manned the getaway car.)
