These elements are typically called estimator variables. They lie in three realms: situational variables (for example, the relative darkness of a scene described by an eyewitness); target ...

It undercuts pretrial examination of virtually all “estimator variables,” no matter ... Project’s concern that inaccurate eyewitness testimony is the leading cause of wrongful convictions ...

Here are six reasons eyewitness evidence may convict the innocent, and how those risks can be minimized. 1. Estimator variables Estimator ... and a witness’s testimony should be weighed accordingly.

At 10 a.m. next Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear one hour of oral argument on a case seeking clarification of when trial courts must exclude the testimony of an eyewitness ... Those are called ...

Ruling in the case of a man convicted of manslaughter and aggravated assault, the court noted that several variables can produce mistaken eyewitness testimony. They range from photo lineups in ...

Eyewitness identification can be one of the more powerful ... Medwed: Scholars attribute this to a combination of what they call — and pardon the fancy jargon — estimator variables and system ...

The New Jersey Supreme Court issued a lengthy, sweeping decision on August 24th on the standards for evaluating eyewitness testimony ... or recounted) and estimator variables (those which relate ...

Storts, whose legal career began in 1962, said he would like to see the courts use a more explicit jury instruction on eyewitness testimony, as is recommended in the report. The current ...

LAST OF THREE PARTS The fallibility of eyewitness testimony revealed by DNA exonerations ... It's impossible to estimate how many wrongful convictions might be occurring in cases without genetic ...

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