Eyewitness identification

There are crimes that happen on a day to day basis varying from burglary, murders, and kidnapping. Those that commit these crimes eventually need to be caught and be put behind bars. Catching a criminal is not always the easiest task and many wonder if DNA is the most effect way to catching a criminal (Steen). Without the use of it there would not be the freeing or those accused of a crime and proving of their innocence. In today’s society the use of deoxyribonucleic acid, known as DNA; is the…

on gathering information and trying to show reasonable doubt, the more money they will be paid. The cost of experts, juries, and housing are also the cause of expensive death penalty trials. Experts may be needed to explain why mistaken eyewitness identification commonly occurs, or to explain why someone might falsely confess. Experts may also be called to give distinctive and useful information about evidence brought up in the case. “If defense attorneys do not spend the money to hire adequate…