Eyewitness identification

Forensic evidence is when one uses specific objects to trace specific evidence one leaves, especially in a crime scene or a certain accident. Eyewitness identification involves selecting from a police lineup or could be something else. After selecting the suspect, most eyewitnesses are asked to make a formal statement. Many eyewitness testimony are misleading and one can change their mind at any given time. For example; a man named Gary Beeman was convicted around 1976, then exonerated…

There are many different types of lineups, but the 3 most common are photo lineups, drive by lineups, and eyewitness identification lineups. Lastly, there are many different types of safety kits they have to carry around at all times, but I’m gonna describe 4 I thought were most important. The 4 types are a blood collection kit, bloodstain pattern documentation kit, excavation…

Whether by perjury or eyewitness/victim error (Project, 2016). The criminal justice put more than necessary faith in eyewitness testimony. An eyewitness testimony is not a reliable source for the simple fact that only after innocence is proven is it made clear that eyewitness testimony was flawed. Many factors that can lead to eyewitness misidentification include but not limited to the witness lying and PTSD. It is not possible…

they didn’t do. A number of factors such as eyewitness misidentification, racial bias, and stereotypes play…

attorney is the key communication between a client and prosecutor. Without full information an attorney cannot do their job in full. Evidence: Eye witness identification: Eyewitness misidentification is the single greatest cause of wrongful convictions nationwide, playing a role in nearly 75% of convictions overturned through DNA testing. While eyewitness testimony can be persuasive evidence before a judge or jury, 30 years of strong…

A Case of Mistaken Eyewitness Testimony, Ronald Cotton Ronald Cotton was a victim of being wrongly identified in an eyewitness testimony. In July 1984, a man broke into Jennifer Thompson-Cannino's, 22 years old house. Whoever this man was sexually assaulted her, but Jennifer Thompson-Cannino was smart and did what she could to stay alive and remember all the features of this man to make sure he will be charged for his actions. Later on in the same night, he repeated this actions to another…

suspected criminal in a lineup are presented one at a time and one after the other. The dictionary defines simultaneous as, “occurring or operating at the same time”. (Simultaneous) This form of lineup means the mugshots are presented all together for identification. In the United States, over 337 convicted prisoners have been freed of charges after DNA testing proved them innocent. 70% of the the prisoners were wrongfully convicted due to misidentification. These prisoners served about 4,606…

(Poulin, 2007) suggests that, “experts can help jurors understand the way in which vagaries perception and memory undermine the accuracy of eyewitness identification” (p.27). She stated that, “they also illustrate the ways in which … perception and memory can generate false but convincing identification testimony” (Poulin, 2007, para 2.). Confidence shown by a witness can positively persuade a jury but it is not necessarily synonymous with accuracy. In this case, the three…

Wrongful convictions have been a topic of discussion for many decades within the United States Criminal Justice System. A wrongful conviction occurs when an individual is penalized in a court of law for a crime they never committed. Unfortunately, there are many components that can contribute to the unlawful arrest and conviction of an innocent person. Some of the variables can be as minuscule as an improper photo array line and as immense as government misconduct. Consequently, there are many…

Question: How do the conditions under which an eyewitness sees a perpetrator during a crime influence their identification of the suspect? What conditions are likely to contribute to an inaccurate identification? Answer: The ability to identify the faces of others is key to social development. When one walks into a room full of people, one of the first things he or she does is look for faces with which he or she is familiar. Knowing the general and specific features of peoples’ faces is how we…