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Eyewitness Identification

In this image, taken in 1956, a witness points from a courtroom stand in Denver to identify a defendant.
News July 13, 2017
When a Witness Confronts the Accused: Is a Courtroom I.D. Fair?
So far, two states say not always, and try to limit the practice.
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Thomas Clardy was convicted in 2007 of the murder of Kirk Clouatre. Pictured here in 1994, he is serving a life sentence. He says he is innocent.
Case in Point May 22, 2017
Justice on the Cheap
Thomas Edward Clardy and the trial after the trial.
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Rodney Lee Lincoln at the Jefferson City Correctional Center in Missouri in 2011.
Case in Point November 14, 2016
When the Star Witness Recants
The evidence against Rodney Lincoln has evaporated, but the courts say he’s out of luck.
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Justice Lab October 30, 2015
Eyewitness Testimony Is Unreliable… Or Is It?
A new study of the data says it depends on timing.
By Benjamin Ryan
Commentary February 13, 2015
The Exoneration of Brandon Olebar
A prosecutor considers one his office got wrong.
By Mark Larson
News November 21, 2014
The Corrections
Tales from a week of overturned convictions.
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