As a follow up to an earlier post this week on eyewitness testimony, the New Jersey Supreme Court has issued new rules regarding eyewitness identifications. They have acknowledged a lack of reliability in some eyewitness testimony and are now mandated to provide an explanation to the jury if the defense presents evidence that a witnesses identification of a suspect has been influenced by one of several outside factors.
In this New York Times article, New Jersey’s new rules are explained in more detail.
A trailblazer in the field of criminal law, New Jersey is among the first to enjoy these changes. Let’s hope the rest of the nation follow suit.
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