A bill that is expected by some to reduce the number of wrongful convictions in Kansas because of eyewitness misidentification passed the Senate on Thursday.The bill, originally introduced by Sen ...

And there's a national study suggesting that in more than 70 percent of documented exonerations, there was an eyewitness misidentification somewhere in the case. Now these aren't situations of a ...

Eyewitness misidentification has been found to be the leading cause of known wrongful conviction, contributing to approximately 70 per cent of known wrongful convictions that have been overturned ...

The California Innocence Coalition identifies 66 wrongful convictions based on eyewitness misidentification — 28 of them in Los Angeles County. Advertisement.

Eyewitness misidentification contributes to an overwhelming majority of wrongful convictions, which are often overturned by DNA testing, according to the Innocence Project.

Eyewitness misidentification is the single greatest cause of wrongful convictions nationwide. A recent ruling by New Jersey's state Supreme Court may go a long way to ensure the right people are ...

Eyewitness misidentification has been found to be the leading cause of known wrongful conviction, contributing to approximately 70 per cent of known wrongful convictions that have been overturned by ...

Those eyewitness testimonies ultimately landed him behind bars at the Lansing Correctional Facility in Lansing, Kansas. The Kansas City Police and the Kansas Department of Corrections have not yet ...

Eyewitness Misidentification. Eyewitness misidentification is one of the most common factors in cases of wrongful conviction. Nationally, 28% of all exonerations involve mistaken eyewitness ...

When recognition fails, a high percentage of witnesses will say, “It's that guy,” instead of saying they don't know, said Gary Wells, who developed the dominant theory of how misidentification ...

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