Supreme Court ruling on eyewitness identification disappoints defense lawyers 
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: January 19, 2012
Tags: due process, eyewitness, eyewitness identification, NACDL, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling on the reliability of eyewitness identifications left criminal defense attorneys disappointed, but not surprised.
Study leads to new findings on reliability of eyewitness ID
Published: September 29, 2011
Tags: eyewitness, eyewitness identification
A new study on eyewitness identification has found that when a witness views suspects one at a time the identification is more reliable than if the witness views all suspects in a lineup at the same time.
N.J. ruling could impact eyewitness IDs countrywide
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: September 12, 2011
Tags: eyewitness, eyewitness identification
A recent decision from the New Jersey Supreme Court that found existing state procedures for eyewitness identification invalid could have a major impact in other jurisdictions.
California considers criminalizing failure to report a crime
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: March 1, 2010
Tags: eyewitness
The California legislature is considering a law that would make it a crime for an eyewitness to a crime to fail to call police.
Uncertain eyewitness doesn’t bar murder conviction
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: July 2, 2009
Tags: eyewitness
The evidence supporting a murder conviction was constitutionally sufficient even though a key eyewitness expressed less than complete certitude about an out-of-court identification that he had previously made, the 1st Circuit has ruled.
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