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By Jeralyn, Section Blog Related
Posted on Wed Feb 28, 2007 at 03:09:00 PM EST
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Say hello to the Eyewitness ID Reform Blog

I have corresponded with one of the authors, a Public Defender, and the blog is the real deal.

They will be blogging tomorrow through Saturday from the "Off the Witness Stand Conference" at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York.

The conference is named for Dr. Munsterberg's collection of essays, "On the Witness Stand," which urged the courts to open their doors to a plethora of social science findings that cast serious doubt on assumptions commonly relied on in criminal proceedings.

Speakers include: Janet Reno, Steven Penrod, Gary Wells, James Doyle, Saul Kassin and Tim O'Toole.

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    this is an important issue (none / 0) (#1)
    by Deconstructionist on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 10:26:56 AM EST
    As often shwon here many people have a preconceived notion that circumstantial evidence, no matter how compelling, is less reliable and relevant simply because it is circumstantial but fail to understand how often direct evidence is  unreliable evidence.

      People lie and people make mistakes. The mere fact a person is testifying about something he personally saw or heard does not make it reliable.

       We have seen too many cases where the circumstantial evidence later exonerated people convicted largely on the basis of eyewitness testimony to ignore the studies in court.

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