Category: Eyewitness Identification
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Eyewitness Identification Information
Eyewitness misidentification was the leading cause in 70 percent of the 349 wrongful convictions that were overturned based on post-conviction DNA evidence. The National Registry of Exonerations has identified at least 450 non-DNA-based exonerations involving eyewitness misidentification. EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATION & MEMORY Human memory is malleable and fragile. We cannot rewind a video camera to review…