Eyewitness testimony

during a highly emotional event often seem very vivid in one’s mind but are often found to be highly inaccurate. The influence of emotion on false memories has become a great concern in the legal setting, where eyewitness testimony is often used to aid in a criminal trial. Eyewitness testimony is often found to be inaccurate or to have parts of it that…

was getting ready to graduate. On the other hand, Cotton is an African American, he had a past criminal record for break and entry and he was not as privileged as a Caucasian individual is. That is why I think the court just used Jennifer’s eyewitness testimony as the sole piece of evidence. If it was a Caucasian male who had a wealthy family, the story would be completely different and much more evidence would be used in that case. The fact of…

made in most DNA exonerated people. In the number of DNA exonerated people, most of them were by eyewitness testimony. The first prisoner released because of post-conviction DNA evidence was in 1989 and for 20 years after that there were over 200 more releases. The common denominators to all of these exonerations are eyewitness misjudgments, incorrect scientific evidence, inaccurate informant testimony, and lastly but not least false confessions. People have been coerced into false…

Therefore it can be useful for the investigators to know how much they can rely on the testimonies of these witnesses. Still, not much research has been done on this controversial topic, mainly due to the fact that it is common belief that intoxicated witnesses do not deliver accurate stories of what has happened when they were under the influence of the drug. Another reason is that intoxicated eyewitnesses are not considered as a common or important witness group to interrogate (Evans, Compo, &…

Even though the real criminal’s photo is not in the photo lineup, an eyewitness would most likely pick up the most similar person through the memory. Because of the facial appearance’s similarity between Ronald Cotton and Bobby Poole such as the shape of the eyes, eyebrows, lip, and etcetera, Jennifer had chosen and mistaken Ronald Cotton who was in the lineup photo as the rapist to her case. Also, Wells explained eyewitness testimony is often unreliable and highly persuasive to the jury because…

true, then He would have been a false prophet. Therefore, the historical Resurrection is necessary to validate the beliefs of believers. Likewise, the Resurrection also helps confirm the Bible. If the Resurrection is a historical fact, then the testimonies of Yeshua’s post-resurrection appearances as told by Yeshua’s disciples and recorded in the Bible can be reliable. The book summarizes this as follows: “The external evidence of [Yeshua’s] resurrection confirms the truth we have received via…

The eyewitness did not actually see Brenton Butler as the shooter, which was the main evidence for the prosecution. He had instead saw Juan Curtis, but had misremembered. The misremembrance of the shooter nearly caused an innocent young man to be sent to jail for a crime he did not commit. The eyewitness statement is the only strong point they had for their case. In the article “5 Most Unjust Convictions…

The events that occurred both during and after Kristallnacht originate from Anti-Semitism. It starts in 1933 when the Nazi Party gains most support in Germany. This allows Hitler to become the German Chancellor in 1933. Almost immediately, The Jews face suppressive laws. Children are not allowed to visit public museums, pools, or playgrounds. Kristallnacht is significant to World War II because the Nazis use it as a gateway for violence and murder to start the holocaust. In the fall of 1938,…

forgetting" might also occur when trying to recollect a memory that is painful or anxiety-laden. There are times when retrieving a repressed memory because it contains important information is necessary. Most likely an eyewitness testimony during some sort of police investigation. An eyewitness report is vital because they are able to report what they possibly saw or heard regarding the crime. These types process all come back to the same thing and that is memory retrieval. Getting a better…

on eyewitness from people that were close to the crime scene. Eyewitnesses then rely on their memories of what occurred during the crime. An eyewitness recalls the event they might give the wrong information and details of what happened because our memories are not perfect and the identifications that eyewitness make can be fallible. Eye witness is important to investigators because they can identify suspects and provide crucial information that is not seen by everyone, but their testimonies can…