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Victim of a Mistaken Identification? There are Remedies...

By Neil Shous, Esq.

Unfortunately, mistaken identification in California criminal cases is a big problem. Although there are a variety of causes for this, two primary causes stand out. The first is that people are often unscrupulous and falsely accuse innocent people of crimes to try to shift attention away from their own criminal culpability. The second is that many witnesses to a crime are often under stress, have obstructed views, are unfamiliar with identifying physical characteristics of another race, or are subject to about a zillion other factors that create honest but mistaken identifications. Fortunately, if you are the victim of a mistaken identification?regardless of the reason?there are remedies available. The key lies in speaking with a skilled attorney who thoroughly understands both the California criminal justice system and the California appeals system...continue to full post

Full post as published by California Criminal Defense Blog on November 01, 2010 (boomark / email).