PORTLAND, Ore. – The American legal system offers few moments as dramatic as an eyewitness to a crime pointing his finger across a crowded courtroom at a defendant. The problem is that decades of ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — An Arkansas psychology professor testified Friday there has been research and several studies on the reliability of eyewitness identification, depending on variety of circumstances, ...

Despite great variation among different countries’ legal systems, some challenges — such as problems with forensic science and eyewitness testimony — stretch across borders. The U.S. National Academy ...

The state of New Jersey has been trying to help jurors better assess the reliability of eyewitness testimony, but a recent study suggests that the effort may be having unintended consequences. That's ...

It isn't news that eyewitness testimony is sometimes inaccurate. What might be news, however, is that significant research makes plain that it is often wrong, even when the eyewitness believes they ...

Imagine a robbery has occurred, and police ask witnesses to identify a suspect from a lineup. “I remember his eyes,” one witness says, while another simply states, “I recognize him.” The first witness ...

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court refused to put new legal limits on the use of questionable eyewitness testimony at trials, ruling Wednesday that juries must weigh the evidence and decide what is true.

If you start reading this blog it won't take you long to figure out that I am not a fan of eyewitness testimony. Most people (including jurors and prosecutors) believe eyewitness testimony is ...

For decades, eyewitness identification was considered the gold standard when it came to evidence used to gain a conviction. In the famous courtroom drama "12 Angry Men," rated by the American Bar ...