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Reevaluating Lineups

By Steve Hall

That's the title of a report issued last week by the Innocence Project.  It's subtitled, "Why Witnesses Make Mistakes and How to Reduce the Chance of a Misidentification."  Here's an excerpt from the executive summary:Over 175 people have been wrongfully convicted based, in part, on eyewitness misidentification and later proven innocent through DNA testing. The total number of wrongful convictions involving eyewitness misidentifications exceeds this figure, given the widespread use of eyewitness testimony and the limited number of cases in which DNA evidence is available for post-conviction testing.Experts estimate that physical evidence that can be subjected to DNA testing exists in just 5-10% of all criminal cases...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on July 22, 2009 (boomark / email).