Margaret A Hagen

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How Can So Many Be Wrong?: Making the Due Process Case for an Eyewitness ExpertHardcover, 4 April 2019

How Can So Many Be Wrong?: Making the Due Process Case for an Eyewitness Expert
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Print Length
246 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Lexington Books
Date Published
4 Apr 2019
ISBN-10
1498579876
ISBN-13
9781498579872

Description

Of the 347 U.S. false criminal convictions overturned so far through DNA testing, 73 percent were based on erroneous eyewitness testimony. How could so many eyewitnesses be wrong? This book answers this question. The analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court eyewitness cases shows that most of the Court's holdings were likely in error. The Court-like the judges and juries in the courts below-greatly overestimated the reliability of eyewitnesses against the defendants and decided their convictions based on unsound evidence. The facts of the cases and personalities of the defendants are engaging and compelling. An expert is needed to inform the judge and the jury of the circumstances to consider when weighing the testimony of the witness against the facts of the case. It is a clear violation of Due Process to deny the defendant the provision of an expert witness in all cases where the eyewitness testimony lacks corroboration. Research assessing both cross-examination and jury instructions makes it abundantly clear that neither can effectively provide courts with the counterintuitive information necessary to evaluate eyewitness reliability: denial of an expert is denial of Due Process.

Product Details

Authors:
Margaret A HagenSou Hee (Sophie) Yang
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
4 April 2019
Dimensions:
22.86 x 15.24 x 1.75 cm
ISBN-10:
1498579876
ISBN-13:
9781498579872
Language:
English
Pages:
246
Publisher:
Weight:
530.7 gm

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