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 [/Eyewitness_Identifications:_Expect_Big_Cases_Next_Year pending cases] on eyewitness identifications before both the Oregon Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court.
