Eyewitness testimony

The NYC computer forensics investigative procedures contain eight stages with electronic tools that are used to support an investigation. The first step that is taken is obtaining a search warrant, & in order to do this there must be probable cause to present to a magistrate. How probable cause is identified is by an investigation, or information obtained in a legal standard& documented by the officer who is seeking the evidence, & he/she must prepare an affidavit that defines the area to be…

Their atrocious and bloody violence in the rebellion has been deemed to have caused numerous casualties of Protestant inhabitants. There has been significant discussion about the Irish rebellion of 1641 and the ensuing depositions, which are the testimonies of the…

convicted of crimes they did not commit. According to US Death Penalty Facts “factors leading to wrongful convictions include: inadequate legal representation, police and prosecutorial misconduct, perjured testimony and mistaken eyewitness testimony, racial prejudice, Jailhouse “snitch” testimony, suppression and ? or misinterpretation of mitigating evidence and community/political pressure to solve a case”. Furthermore, when an individual is accused of a crime and can’t afford an attorney to…

truth or fiction. I am not disregarding the fact that the Indians have these oral stories that have been passed down from their forefathers and that is what they believe. I merely believe and just like in court cases today word of mouth and eyewitness testimony are the most unreliable. We should not rely solely on these stories, but we should put trust in these amazing new research tools that we have. The Indians should want to know about the past and if they truly believe that they are the…

She was basically the group leader of the group that accused women of witchcraft. She herself was the first accuser in fact in the trials, which led her to accuse other women. According to an eyewitness, at this time she showed signs of fits including running around in the room flailing her arms, ducking under chairs, and attempting to climb the chimney. And her body apparently contorted into impossible positions. After the incident, her uncle…

ago. To any sound person, this would be highly distressing information despite the eyewitness’ testimony. Even if said man claimed that there were multiple people, having the details of both so closely linked is incredibly daunting for any case against someone. Iokaste even tells Oedipus that she would not “Waste a second thought on any”, in regards to Oedipus’ determination to hear the eyewitness make his testimony in person. While he seeks validation for the evidence, Iokaste chooses to look…

One study shows that 1 in every 25 victims of the death penalty is innocent. Imagine losing your life for a crime that you did not even commit. Take Ruben Cantu, a 17 year old Texan, was accused and convicted for capital murder. The eyewitness recanted his testimony and the co-defendant admitted that he allowed his friend to be falsely accused. He admitted that Cantu was not even there on the night of the murder. There are many other stories like this where innocent people are given the death…

John walks into a room and forgets what he was planning on doing there. Maria is unable to recall how she hit her head. Sarah couldn’t remember her new co-workers name, even though they just met. Jacob does not remember that he experienced childhood abuse. Susan is unable to recall her sister’s phone number. Each and every person has experienced some degree of brief memory failure in their lifetime. Being quite an inconvenience, memory failure can span from a few seconds to multiple years.…

Breaking news: Just yesterday at 4:53 pm, the country of Haiti was Figure 1: Port-Au-Prince flattened by 7.0 earthquake. flattened by a devastating earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 causing major destruction. The epicentre was 13 km from the capital of Haiti, Port-Au-Prince. The initial estimates for this disaster, placed the death toll around 210,000. Sadly, this estimate was horribly wrong with the death toll rising well above 300,000. There were many reasons for the death rising so high,…

from a separate source, or one’s own hypothesis, without proof. Reason alone establishes evidence. Hume say’s that miracles violate the laws of nature; laws of nature are globally accepted to be truths. The evidence for miracles comes from witness testimony, and the…