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Challenging eyewitness IDs in court

By Gritsforbreakfast

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The price is a little dear for my means, but some of you legal eagles may be interested in an event sponsored by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in New York City in March on litigating eyewitness ID testimony, a timely topic in the wake of increasingly strong evidence that faulty witness and victim identifications are the leading cause of wrongful convictions. In addition to instruction on applying cutting edge research and litigation techniques to challenge the veracity of eyewitness identification in court, the event will:afford attendees the opportunity to forge relationships with the Eyewitness Identification Reform Litigation Network, which now has over 70 ?point people? in 40 states. The Network is interested in working with the nation?s best criminal defense attorneys on pinpointing eyewitness identification cases with potential for creating favorable appellate decisions that incorporate the psychological research on identification issues and/or mandate procedural reform...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on February 16, 2008 (boomark / email).