Suppose that you have been called as an expert witness for a defendant accused of robbing a bank. Prior to your being called to the stand, two bank tellers confidently identify the defendant as the robber. What research evidence might you introduce the jury to in order to caution them against assuming that the defendant must be guilty because he or she was identified in court?
What will be an ideal response?
Early research by Connors and others (1996) indicated that mistaken identity was responsible for 80 percent of wrongful criminal convictions. Further, research by Loftus (2013) has also shown that how witnesses are asked questions or how comments are made to them during lineups can impact their memories. Lastly, research by Porter and others (2003) has shown that misleading statements can impair memory accuracy by 37 percent, and that emotions experienced during the crime can create further accuracy issues.
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