More News on Eyewitness Identifications
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by: Ryan • August 24, 2011 • no comments
The New York Times reported today on the new eyewitness identification opinion out of the New Jersey Supreme Court. The story begins:
The New Jersey Supreme Court, acknowledging a "troubling lack of reliability in eyewitness identifications," issued sweeping new rules on Wednesday making it easier for defendants to challenge such evidence in criminal cases.
The [New Jersey decision is here].
As you know, this blog has noted here on eyewitness identifications before both the Oregon Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court.