In more than 2,000 studies published in professional journals over the past 30 years, social science research has shown that eyewitness testimony isn’t a slam dunk for the Prosecution. Memory is fragile and can be affected by stressful situations which can contaminate the truth. This is why the United State’s Supreme Court is revisiting the use of eyewitness evidence at trial for the first time in 77 years.
In this article from the New York Times, the unreliability of witness identification is explored.
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